Suspecting conspiracy, slain Haryana DSP's brother wants judicial probe

Deepender Deswal

Hisar, July 20

The family members of the slain Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Surender Singh have demanded a judicial inquiry/probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the circumstances under which the DSP was crushed to death by a dumper involved in illegal mining in Nuh district yesterday.

The grieving family members, who have gathered in their native Sarangpur village in the district, are waiting for Sidharth, son of the deceased DSP, to return from Canada for his last rites to be performed tomorrow. The body is placed at the Hisar Civil Hospital.

Might have been a trap

While the police, led by the DSP, conducted the raid, it seemed the Mining Department officials were sitting idle. The mobile call details and locations of officials concerned of the dept should be examined. It might be possible that someone had carried out a recce to trap my brother. —Ashok Singh, Brother of slain DSP

Ashok Singh, one of the brothers of Surender Singh, raised questions on the security staff of the police accompanying the DSP during the raid and also wanted the government to lay bare the entire nexus of the mining mafia and the role of the Mining Department while suspecting that there might be certain “links” of the mining mafia which could be responsible for the incident.

“We have no complaints with the government, but want the entire circumstances to be probed thoroughly. There might be some conspiracy behind this incident. At the outset, the police should also book the mining contractor and the truck owner, besides the driver and the conductor who are already booked in the case”, he said.

The security staff, accompanying Surender Singh, was armed with firearms, while it was being said that the accused persons brandished desi pistols. “We want to know how the security staff reacted on seeing the accused with desi pistols in their hands. Was there been any exchange of fire? And if not, why? Was the local SHO of the area aware of the illegal mining?” he stated, adding that any kind of negligence should be probed by the police.

Ashok Singh said his brother used to share some details about his functioning at the place of his duty with him when he used to meet him. “It is also strange that the Mining Department officials were not accompanying the raiding team of the police,” he said. He expressed satisfaction over the swift response by the Chief Minister.