2 get remand, 1 bail

Tribune News Service

Mohali, July 21

The police today produced two suspects, arrested last night, before a local court for allegedly hitting a 60-year-old milkman with their car and then dumping his body at a secluded place in Sector 88 here.

The two suspects, identified as Ramandeep Singh and Sukhdarshan Singh, alias Gaggu, were remanded in two-day police custody, while a juvenile, one of the suspects arrested earlier, was released on interim bail today.

The fourth suspect, Rana, is yet to be nabbed by the police. All suspects are residents of Lehragaga town in Sangrur district.

The police have added Section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC against the suspects. Family members of the victim, Sukhdev Singh, had demanded that the police should add Sections 302 or 304 to the case as they had dumped the victim’s body on the way instead of admitting him to a hospital.

The accident took place on Saturday around 6 pm near Bestech Mall in Sector 66 here when Sukhdev was returning home on his cycle after delivering milk. In the meantime, a Hyundai i20 car, coming from the rear side, hit his cycle following which Sukhdev sustained severe head injuries.

Bystanders reached there after which the four suspects assured them that they would get the victim admitted to the GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh. The suspects took Sukhdev in their car. When the victim’s family members were informed, they rushed to the hospital, but did not find Sukhdev there. The victim’s kin kept on looking for him in all hospitals and clinics in Mohali and Chandigarh on Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday, they came to know that Sukhdev’s body was found near the fields in Sector 88.

The Phase 11 SHO, Inspector Jagdeep Singh Brar, said, “During their questioning, it was learnt that Ramandeep was driving the vehicle, which has already been impounded. Further investigation is on and the fourth suspect will also be nabbed soon.”

Earlier, the suspects were booked on charges of kidnapping, hurting and causing death due to negligence.

One of the victim’s acquaintances, Gurpreet Singh, alleged that they had learnt that when the suspects dumped the body, they had taken help from their accomplices, who were in Baleno and Swift cars. He alleged that the police should also check their role and arrest them too.

A case was registered against the suspects under Sections 304, 365, 427, 337, 279 and 34 of the IPC at the Phase 11 police station.