Congress worker killed, five hurt in clash over land in Fatehgarh Sahib district

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Fatehgarh Sahib, June 25

A Congress worker was killed and a sarpanch and his four supporters sustained serious injuries in a clash over the possession of panchayat land at Chanarthal Khurd village here last evening.

The incident took place when the sarpanch along with his supporters went to take possession of the land. Two sons of district SAD president Swarn Singh Chanarthal and their aides allegedly opened indiscriminate firing at them after attacking them with swords and lathis. The deceased has been identified as Kulwinder Singh, a former panch.

SSP Amneet Kondal, accompanied by SP (Investigation) Harpal Singh and other police officials reached the spot.

The police on the complaint of Gurbaj Singh alias Raju, sarpanch, have registered an FIR under Sections 302, 307, 324, 323, 506, 148, 149, 120-B IPC and 25 and 27 of the Arms Act against Balwinder Singh, Gurmukh Singh, both sons of Chanarthal, and their supporters Arshdeep Singh, Kulwant Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Gurmukh Singh, Gurjit Singh and Jassa.

Gurbaj Singh alleged that Gurmukh Singh, a former sarpanch of the village, got the panchayat land transferred in the name of a Bhagrana resident, Bhagwant Singh, during his tenure.

He said he along with Kulwinder Singh had moved the court and got the transfer stayed. He said when they went to inspect the site last evening, the Akali leader’s sons accompanied by others attacked them with swords and lathis and later opened indiscriminate firing. The injured were rushed to the civil hospital in Fatehgarh Sahib, where Kulwinder Singh succumbed to his injuries.

SSP Kondal said the FIR had been registered and the police were conducting raids to nab the accused. MLA Kuljit Singh Nagra condemned the incident. He alleged that the Akalis were supporting the land mafia.