Accused of fabricating evidence sent to five-day police remand

Tribune News Service

Faridkot, June 17

Sohail Singh Brar, the prime accused in the case of fabricating bullet marks on a police escort vehicle in the Behbal Kalan police firing case of October 2015, was produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, (JMIC) Faridkot, on Wednesday.

The court has allowed five-day police remand to the accused after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Punjab police averred that questioning of Sohail Singh Brar was necessary to dig out the names of all conspirators in the case of fabricating evidence in the Behbal Kalan firing case.

Son of a late Akali leader, Sohail had allegedly helped the police in creating fake bullets marks on pilot gypsy of former SSP Moga and prime accused, Charanjit Singh Sharma, so that the police could create an alibi for self-defence.

In the Behbal Kalan police firing incident, in which two persons were killed, the police are mainly relying on the plea that it had opened fire in their right to private defence.

The right to defence is a source for protesting oneself if one is in harm’s way.

Using a private .12 bore gun, these bullets marks were made by SP-rank officer at the house of Sohail Singh Brar in Faridkot on October 14, 2015.

Even Sohail had made a statement to this effect before the judicial court in Faridkot on February 22, 2019.

The SIT had not arrested Sohail Brar over the past year as it was alleged that the SIT was under political pressure to give a clean chit to Sohail Brar for him turning into a prosecution witness.