Cop shot dead in police station by ex-serviceman : The Tribune India

Join Whatsapp Channel

Cop shot dead in police station by ex-serviceman

HOSHIARPUR:An Assistant Munshi of the Mahilpur police station here was shot dead by an ex-serviceman inside the police station around 2.50 pm today.

Cop shot dead in police station by ex-serviceman

Amarjeet Singh, the victim



Sanjiv Kumar Bakshi

Hoshiarpur, June 16

An Assistant Munshi of the Mahilpur police station here was shot dead by an ex-serviceman inside the police station around 2.50 pm today.

Accused Surinder Kumar Fauji of Ward number 11 on Baghaura road, Mahilpur city, reportedly reached the police station carrying his double-barrel gun in the afternoon. The sentry stopped him at the gate and enquired about the reason for carrying the weapon. The accused said he had come to deposit his licensed gun at the police station.

The sentry then sent him to Assistant Munshi Head Constable Amarjeet Singh. The accused reportedly had an altercation with Amarjeet Singh after which he opened fire on him in a fit of rage. 

ASI Sham Lal, who tried to overpower the accused, was also shot at, but he somehow managed to get out of the line of fire. The accused was overpowered soon thereafter. 

Amarjeet Singh was taken to the Mahilpur Civil Hospital from where he was referred to a private hospital in Hoshiarpur. The doctors present there, however, declared him “brought dead”.

Accused Surinder Kumar had retired from the Army in 2007. After his retirement, he obtained a licensed double-barrel gun and started working as a bank guard. 

According to sources, the accused is a drunkard and due to that reason, he could not have a long stint with any of his employers.

SSP J Elanchezhian said the reason behind the murder was yet to be ascertained. Asked if there was any old enmity between the two, he said, “It’s a matter of investigation.”

Top News

Jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

Jailed gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies of cardiac arrest

Ansari was hospitalised after he complained of abdominal pai...

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to remove Arvind Kejriwal from CM post after arrest

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL to remove Arvind Kejriwal from CM post after arrest

The bench refuses to comment on merits of the issue, saying ...

Arvind Kejriwal to be produced before Delhi court today as 6-day ED custody ends

Excise policy case: Delhi court extends ED custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 1

In his submissions, Kejriwal said, ‘I am named by 4 witnesse...

‘Unwarranted, unacceptable’: India on US remarks on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

‘Unwarranted, unacceptable’: India on US remarks on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

MEA spokesperson says India is proud of its independent and ...

Gujarat court sentences former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in 1996 drug case

Gujarat court sentences former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years in jail in 1996 drug case

Bhatt, who was sacked from the force in 2015, is already beh...


Cities

View All