Akali sarpanch’s husband fires at cop in Tarn Taran village

The husband of the Akali sarpanch of Tarn Taran's Daudpura village fired on a Punjab Police head constable for entering his house in the wee hours on Thursday.

Surinder Singh, the husband of Malkit Kaur, opened fired on Jaswant Singh when he "mistakenly" entered the sarpanch's house while on a morning walk.

Of the four bullets fired by Surinder, one hit Jaswant in his hand. Following this, Surinder allegedly dragged Jaswant inside the house, tied him up with a rope and thrashed up.

Later, the family informed the police. Valtoha SHO Shivdarshan Singh reached the spot and admitted Jaswant to a private hospital at Algo Kothi. Jaswant's relatives later took him to Amandeep Hospital in Amritsar.

Posted at Police Lines in Patiala, Jaswant had come to visit in-laws in Valtoha on January 17, Jaswant's nephew Karamjit Singh said. "Today morning, he went for a morning walk. He lost his way in fog and knocked at the door of the Daudpura village sarpanch. Her husband fired at him, dragged him inside, tied him up with a rope and beat him," he alleged.

When contacted, Tarn Taran SP (Detective) Harvinder Singh said: "The head constable was mentally unstable and had been undergoing treatment at the Mental Health Institute in Amritsar for last eight to ten years. No case has been registered, as doctors attending to Jaswant Singh said he was not in a position to record his statement."

When asked, Karamjit said: "My uncle had got married in 1994 but had no children, so he was having some mental problem, which is very minor in nature. He was undergoing treatment."

Surinder, when contacted, said he had just finished morning prayers when he heard someone knocking on the door. "It was around 5 am. I went to the roof with my revolver and saw this man, who had entered the house by scaling the wall. On seeing me, he tried to flee. When I came down and asked him to stop, he started coming towards me. My father warned me the person did not appear to be normal. As he kept approaching me, I fired three shots in air but he still kept on coming towards me. He also picked up a brick and tried to hurl it at me. I fired towards his hand to injure him. Then we overpowered him, tied him with a rope," he said.

... contd.

ALSO READ

'Shootout At Wadala' producer Ekta Kapoor apologises, Valmiki Samaj unperturbed

Theatres in Punjab cancel 'Shootout at Wadala' shows

Rail traffic hit due to protests over Sajjan's acquittal

Family of 1971 POW awaits his return from Pak, fears for his life