FIR against SAD activists on culpable homicide charge proved false: MLA

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 6

The Dakha MLA from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Manpreet Singh Ayali, has alleged that in a five months’ old case registered in connection with death of former Sohian village sarpanch Mukhtiar Singh in which five SAD activists of the village were implicated as accused, was false. The board of doctors had termed the cause of death as natural, added Ayali.

While addressing a press conference on Saturday Ayali said the declaration of the board of doctors came after the arrival of the postmortem and viscera report of the deceased.

Ayali blamed Congress constituency in-charge Capt Sandhu (retd) for being involved in politics of hatred and forcing the police to register case against SAD workers.

Deceased Mukhtiar Singh had locked the building of Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Kainthsar Sahib of Sohian village and desecrated Guru Sahib, added Ayali. This act of the deceased led to protest by villagers of the area to get the gurdwara free from his clutches, said Ayali. The civil administration managed to get locks of the gurdwara opened, Ayali added.

After a few days Mukhtiar died on his own, but Capt Sandeep Sandhu (retd) played ugly politics over his sudden demise and pressurised the police to book five SAD workers, including Sukhminder Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Nirbhai Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Gurdev Singh, who were natives of Sohian village, under Section 304 (culpable homicide), IPC, at Jagraon Sadar police station, said Ayali.

He pursued the FIR and during postmortem, no bodily injuries were detected, Ayali added. After arrival of the viscera report, the board of doctors declared Mukhtiar’s death as natural death in their report, added Ayali. This proved that booking of SAD activists was nothing, but politics of hatred and revenge, said Ayali.

When contacted, Congress leader Sandhu categorically denied allegations levelled by Ayali. “Had I forced the police to register an FIR, kin of the deceased would not have sat outside the SSP office with his body to get the accused booked. If Ayali smells anything fishy in the police probe then courts are there. Legal system will decide if any wrong FIR has been registered or not,” said Sandhu. Ayali had the habit of playing dirty politics, added Sandhu.

Meanwhile, the Sadar SHO, Inspector Jaspal Singh, said the police was yet to receive the board of doctors’ report. If any such report comes, the police would attach it with the case file, the SHO added.

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