Hindustan Times (Gurugram)

Killed Hindu leader to avenge murder of friend’s father: Gangster’s FB post

- Nikhil Sharma nikhil.sharma@hindustant­imes.com n

AMRITSAR : Gangster Saraj Singh Sandhu, alias Mintoo, has ‘confessed’ to killing Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader Vipan Sharma, 42, on October 30, in a Facebook post on Monday.

Sharma, the district chief of the organisati­on, was shot dead in broad daylight in Bharat Nagar area near Batala Road.

On Thursday, police had booked gangsters Shubham Singh, Saraj Singh Sandhu, alias Mintoo, and Dharminder Singh for the murder. The fourth accused has been identified, but is yet to be named in the FIR.

‘TO AVENGE KILLING OF FRIEND’S FATHER’

“I killed Vipan Sharma. He got punished for his deeds as he conspired to the murder of the father of my close friend. This was unbearable... Vipan facilitate­d supply of weapons to the assailants of my uncle,” the post reads. It goes on to add, “There is no religious angle to the murder and we avenged murder of my friend’s father, who was in Amritsar police.”

Saraj adds that the media reports and theories were wrong, baseless and false.

In the CCTV footage of the murder, Saraj is seen pumping bullets into Sharma. An accomplice, who also fired at Sharma, had his face covered.

Amritsar police commission­er SS Srivastva said, “We are investigat­ing if it is indeed Saraj who has uploaded the post. It has been forwarded to the intelligen­ce wing.”

Last week, police had arrested Sukhraj Kaur, Sandhu’s mother, from her home in Sultanwind near Amritsar on the charges of harbouring her son and other criminals. A local court released her on bail on Monday.

THERE IS NO RELIGIOUS ANGLE TO THE MURDER AND WE AVENGED (THE) MURDER OF MY FRIEND’S FATHER, READS THE FB POST

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