Farmers Movement Archive

Dasuya murder mystery solved, claim cops; 1 held

Dasuya, July 29With the arrest of a person, the Dasuya police claimed to have solved the murder mystery of Paramjit Singh, alias Sodhi, a property and vehicle agent. Dasuya DSP Anil Bhanot said Devidas village resident Arvinder Singh had complained to the police that his cousin, Paramjit Singh, alias Sodhi, was at his shop near Dana Mandi Dasuya on 20 July. He said two persons came and shot Paramjit Singh. While fleeing they took away his revolver.The victim was admitted to the Civil Hospital here and died during treatment at 8.30 pm. The DSP said on the basis of CCTV footages they arrested a man identified as Bhupinder Singh, alias Bhinda, a resident of Jandor village. A local court granted five-day police remand of the suspect. The DSP said, during interrogation the suspect confessed that he had committed the crime along with his two accomplices, Paru and Jassi, both residents of Nawanshahr.The police also recovered a .32 bore bullet and shell from the site of the incident. The police said Bhinda and Paramjit were known to each other, while the former wanted to snatch the revolver of Paramjit. The police have launched a hunt to nab the two suspects, who are on the run.

The Tribune

2020-07-30