Two arrested with illegal arms, ammunition

The Amritsar rural police have cracked the Malkit Singh murder case with the arrest of two accused persons and recovery of a large cache of illegal weapons. The operation was carried out under the leadership of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Maninder Singh, SP (D) Aditya Warrier and DSP Rajasansi Neeraj Kumar.

The arrests were made by a team of the Rajasansi police station, which recovered four pistols, one revolver, and 20 live cartridges, from the possession of the accused.

According to police officers, on November 1, Surjit Singh, a resident of Dhariwal, reported that he and his son Malkit Singh were sowing wheat in their fields when around 7 pm, Bikramjit Singh of the same village, accompanied by an unidentified person, arrived on the spot and opened fire on them, hitting Malkit Singh with eight to 10 rounds. Malkit succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. Based on this information, on November 2, a case was registered at the Rajasansi police station under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the BNS and Sections 25, 27, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act.

The prime accused, Bikramjit Singh, was arrested on November 2. During interrogation, he disclosed that he had personal enmity with the deceased and had conspired with his associate Karanbir Singh of Saisra Kalan village to commit the murder using illegal firearms. Acting on this information, the police arrested Karanbir on November 7.

From their possession, the police recovered, four pistols, one each of .45 bore, 30 bore, Glock 9mm, and 32 bore, one revolver of 32 bore, 20 live cartridges, including two of .45 bore, one of 30 bore, and 17 of 32 bore.

SSP Maninder Singh said, “The Amritsar rural police are intensifying operations against murder accused, illegal weapons and gangster elements in the region.” He appealed to the public to cooperate with the police in maintaining peace and law and order in the region.

Police records reveal that Bikramjit was a habitual offender with a criminal background. He was previously involved in two major cases, including 2018 Nirankari Bhawan grenade attack in Rajasansi that left three persons dead and 23 injured, and a 2019 attempt-to-murder case registered under at Islamabad police station in Amritsar.

The police said further investigations were underway to trace the source of the recovered weapons and identify any other individuals involved in the murder.