DC rejects plea for fresh autopsy, kin move HC

Our Correspondent

Ferozepur, June 14

The cremation of slain gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar, who was shot in an encounter in Kolkata last week, could not take place for the third day here as Deputy Commissioner Gurpal Singh Chahal rejected the family’s plea of a fresh post-mortem citing jurisdiction issue.

The family has now moved an application in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In the plea before the HC, counsel Simranjit Singh has demanded a fresh post-mortem at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, or AIIMS, Delhi, to ascertain the nature of injuries on the body.

Another aide nabbed

• The police arrested an aide of deceased gangsters Jaipal Bhullar and Jaspreet Singh Jassi in Kurali.
• He has been identified as Sumit Kumar, a resident of Meham village in Haryana, and recovered several SIM cards from him.
• The police said the suspect was nabbed from the Kurali bypass. Sumit was produced in the court and sent to six-day police remand on Sunday. tns

Talking to The Tribune, the DC said since the incident took place beyond his jurisdiction, it was not possible for him to accept the application. “Hence, it has been rejected as the case does not fall under my purview,” he said.

Earlier, alleging “foul play”, Jaipal’s family had refused to perform cremation demanding another post-mortem to ascertain the facts. Jaipal’s father Bhupinder Singh Bhullar had submitted an application in this regard to the DC yesterday. The body was brought here on Saturday evening amidst tight security.

During the day, SDM Amit Gupta along with senior officials again met Jaipal’s family at his residence here to prevail upon them to perform the cremation. But the family reportedly refused to budge, demanding a fresh post-mortem.

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