Three years on, Sippy’s family awaits justice

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 20

Three years have passed, but kin of slain advocate Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu, aka Sippy Sidhu, are still waiting for justice.

Sippy was shot dead at a Sector 27 park on September 20, 2015. In the murder case, the daughter of a Judge is one of the suspects. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has been investigating the case for the past two and a half years, is yet to make any breakthrough.

A .12 bore gun was used in the crime and four bullets were fired from it. The body was found a few hours after the crime. The UT police had registered a murder case at the Sector 26 police station.

Despite various leads in the case, UT cops failed to make any headway in the case. The police also formed a SIT to solve the case. Several suspects, including the daughter of a Judge, were questioned by the police. However, all efforts proved futile.

The police had to face criticism for going soft on the prime suspect in the case. On the demand of Sippy’s kin, the case was transferred to the CBI in 2016.

In September 2016, CBI sleuths, who also failed to make any headway in the case, announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh to anyone providing a clue that could help crack the case. The younger brother of Sippy said they were waiting for justice. “We hope that the CBI will be able to crack the case soon,” he said.

How the case has progressed

Sept 20, 2015: Sippy shot dead in a Sector 27 park 

Oct 10: The police question Judge’s daughter to probe her alleged involvement in the case

Oct 14: Victim’s kin submit a representation to the Chief Justice of the High Court

Nov 29: Family holds a candlelight demonstration in front of the IGP’s residence

Nov 30: Kin give a representation to the Adviser

Dec 24: Kin stage a silent protest near the Prime Minister’s residence

January 2016: Investigation transferred to the CBI 

September: CBI announces  Rs 5-lakh reward

Other unsolved cases 

Neha Ahlawat’s murder  

Seven years have passed, but the murder case of Neha Ahlawat is still a mystery. Neha, a 22-year-old college-going girl and resident of Sector 38 (West), was found murdered at a short distance from her house on July 30, 2010.

UT police officer’s murder 

On August 2, 2008, UT police Inspector Kashmir Singh was found murdered in Dadu Majra. He was bludgeoned to death. The incident had come to light after the body was found lying in a pool of blood in a street. The case is yet to be solved. 

Sham Mall owner’s murder  

The murder case of Amarjeet Singh Khurana, the owner of Sham Fashion Mall in Sector 34, has not been solved by the police. Amarjeet was shot dead in front of his house in Sector 35 on May 5, 2009. A man armed with a pistol came to his car, broke open the driver’s side window and opened fire on him.