SINGHU LYNCHING : Autopsy report reveals 37 injuries

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, October 16

The autopsy report of Lakhbir Singh of Punjab’s Tarn Taran, whose semi-naked mutilated body was found hanging from an overturned police barricade near the main stage of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) at Singhu on Friday, revealed he died of excessive bleeding after his left hand and foot were severed.

2 more surrender

Two more Nihangs — Govindpreet Singh and Bhagwant Singh of Fatehgarh Sahib — surrendered at the Kundli police station in presence of SHO Ravi Kumar on Saturday night in connection with the Singhu murder. They’ll be taken to a court on Sunday.

As per sources in the Health Department, 37 injury marks, including those from sharp-edged weapon, abrasions and contusions, were also found on the body of the deceased.

The family members of the deceased on Saturday received the body and took it to perform his last rites.

Meanwhile, in the afternoon, a police team led by CIA Kharkhoda incharge Yogender Singh under the supervision of DSP (Headquarter) Virender Singh produced the accused — Sarvajeet Singh of Thithwa village in Gurdaspur district — in the court of Civil Judge (Junior Division) Kimmi Singla. He has been sent to seven-day police remand.

Besides, the police have also added relevant Sections of the SC/ST Act into the matter and handed over the inquiry to a DSP-level official.

Notably, the police had filed an application seeking 14-day remand of the accused. In the court, the police said they had to recover the weapon used in the murder and the blood-stained clothes of the accused from Kundli. They further said Sarvajeet had disclosed the names of three co-accused and that he could identify four others, for which they had to take him to Gurdaspur and Chamkaur Sahib.

Meanwhile, Monarch Bhardwaj, counsel for the accused, said the court had granted seven-day police remand of Sarvjeet on three conditions — daily medical examination of the accused, permission to meet his counsel and to make DD entry at the police station at every place where he had to be taken.

The accused, however, lost his temper after mediapersons questioned him about the incident and used abusive language.

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