SHO suspended, dept inquiry ordered against DSP in double suicide case

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 19

Taking a serious note of the failure of the police team to arrest absconding Sub-Inspector Sandeep Kaur in a double suicide case, the police on Monday ordered a departmental inquiry against DSP Sukhwinder Pal Singh and suspended Jandiala police station SHO Satpal Singh, who was later transferred, in this connection.

The police also formed a three-member Special Investigating Team (SIT) headed by Superintendent of Police Gaurav Toora in this regard. DSP Gurinderpal Singh and SI Binderjit Singh of CIA staff were two other members of the SIT. It would submit its report to the SSP after carrying out investigation.

Vikramjit Singh, a jeweller and resident of Navapind village located on the Mehta road, had committed suicide after allegedly being blackmailed by SI Sandeep Kaur who was posted at the Mehta police station and was a resident of same village. Vikramjit committed suicide in a hotel room around 10 days ago. A day after, his wife Sukhbir Kaur, a teacher, also ended her life by hanging herself. The city as well as the rural police registered two separate cases for abetting suicide against SI Sandeep Kaur. Though the police are carrying out raids to nab her, she is still at large.

The names of some other cops also came to light during the investigation on the basis of the suicide note recovered from the hotel room where Vikramjit committed suicide.

Meanwhile, Tanpreet Kaur, daughter of the victims, also talked to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh seeking his intervention and immediate arrest of the accused.