1 held for attack on BJP leader
AMRITSAR : Around one month after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) SC morcha state general secretary Balwinder Gill was shot at by some unidentified persons at his residence in Jandiala Guru, the police have arrested one person in the case.
The arrested person has been identified as Jagjit Singh, alias Shankar, of Taragarh Talawan village in Baba Bakala sub-division. Two more persons involved in the crime have been identified as Mandeep Singh, alias Budh, and Arshdeep Singh, alias Mas, of the same village and are yet to be arrested, police said.
According to the police, the
BJP leader was attacked over a monetary dispute with one of the three accused, Mandeep Singh, who is already facing four criminal cases, including attempt to murder and under the NDPS Act.
“The BJP leader owed money to Mandeep Singh,” said senior superintendent of police (rural) Satinder Singh.
Unidentified man had barged into Balwinder Gill’s home on
April 17 night and opened fire from his .32 bore pistol. The shot hit at Gill’s jaw and he was admitted to a private hospital in Amritsar.
“A special team under the supervision of DSP Dr Sheetal Singh was formed to identify and arrest the accused. The team arrested Shankar during investigation. As per preliminary questioning, it has come to the fore that Mandeep had given a motorcycle owned by one Tony and his .32 bore pistol to Mas and Shankar,” said a spokesperson of Amritsar rural police.
Shankar is also facing two criminal cases under the NDPS Act. A case under Section 307 (attempted murder) of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act has already been registered at Jandiala police station.