Amritsar Goldsmith Suicide: Two months on, police fail to nab MLA's PA, ASI
PK Jaiswar
Amritsar, January 23
It’s been over two months since a goldsmith ended his life while accusing a Congress MLA’s personal assistant and an ASI besides another goldsmith and his two sons of harassment, but the police are yet to nab the prime suspects.
The Division B police have booked PA Paramjit Singh, ASI Narinder Singh besides goldsmith Harbhajan Singh and his two sons on the charge of abetment to suicide.
While Harbhajan was arrested, his two sons secured anticipatory bail from the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Paramjit was still at large. The police also initiated departmental probe against ASI Narinder Singh, who is also still at large.
The incident hit headlines after SAD leader Talbir Singh Gill along with his supporters staged a dharna outside Division B police station over alleged rising ‘goondaism’ in the area.
Sukhwinder Singh, the victim, ended his life by consuming some poisonous substance in a hotel room here on November 9, 2021. He left a suicide note before taking the extreme step.
In the suicide note, Sukhwinder alleged that he had a monetary dispute with Harbhajan Singh. He said Harbhajan along with his son and several unidentified persons attacked his house and ransacked it, besides injuring him and his family members on October 25. They also damaged his car and a scooter during the assault.
He had alleged that instead of taking action against him, the Division-B police acted in a biased manner and registered a case against him after allegedly bribing ASI Narinder Singh. He said a day before the incident, the PA invited both parties to strike a compromise. However, he was humiliated and pressurised to cough out money for cancelling the FIR. He alleged that the ASI threatened to arrest him and his family members.
