10 held in village land dispute case; cops face music

Jalandhar, August 29

In a significant development regarding the brutal attack on the family of ex-serviceman Balwinder Singh in Pipli village, the police have arrested 10 persons for their alleged involvement in the incident that occurred on August 3.

The suspects have been identified as Sukhjeevan Singh, alias Gaggu, Amandeep Singh, alias Amna, Pupinder Singh, alias Pindu, Jagdeep Singh, alias Jaggi, Gurjit Singh, Harpreet Singh, alias Happy, Gurpreet Singh, alias Baba, Shamsher Singh, alias Sabi, Jatinder Kumar, alias Bobby, and Yogesh Kumar, alias Jerry.

During investigation, the police have recovered a .32-bore pistol with four rounds, a country-made pistol (.315 bore) with four rounds, kirpans, datars, sticks and kahis. The police have also recovered two cars, a stolen tractor and five motorcycles.

The investigation has revealed that the attack was allegedly orchestrated by two NRI brothers, Dara Singh and Darbara Singh, both residents of Talwandi Butia, currently residing in England. The brothers hired local gangster Amandeep Singh Amna to carry out the attack with the motive of forcibly occupying approximately 10.5 acres of land.

The police have presented all accused before the court and obtained police remand for interrogation. Lookout notices have been issued for the NRI brothers as the investigation continues.

SSP Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh stated, "We are committed to investigating this case and ensuring that all culprits are brought to justice. The police will leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of justice for the victims and their family."

ASI suspended, SHO transferred

• ASI Avtar Singh has been suspended for negligence of duty. Besides, SHO Lohian Bakshish Singh had been sent to Police Line .
• According to a report from the DSP, ASI Avtar Singh had failed to take action on a prior complaint related to the land dispute, which might have prevented the violent incident.