Relatives of the deceased mourning outside the police station.
A young man kept in police custody died in Khasa outpost under Gharinda police station in the rural area of Amritsar. Police say that the deceased shot himself with his own revolver, while the family is refusing to consider it as suicide. dsp
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The deceased has been identified as Manjeet Singh, a resident of village Khasa and owner of a health club. According to police officials, the youth was detained on the basis of information from an informer. Who shot himself with his licensed pistol. The police, while presenting their stand, said that the deceased Manjeet Singh was not searched while being taken into custody and he shot himself with his own revolver.
DCP Lakhwinder Singh Kaler said that investigation is being done by the police and all the facts will come out after the investigation. The family of the deceased has refused to consider the incident as suicide.
File photo of the deceased.
The family accused the police
The relatives of the deceased say that Manjeet Singh used to work to keep the youth away from drugs and motivate them for Sikhi. He alleged that a conspiracy was deliberately hatched against Manjeet by the police. The family has also demanded that those police officers of Chowki Khasa should be suspended and strict legal action should be taken against them.
Police informed the family late at night
The family members alleged that Manjeet Singh was detained by the police in the morning and this incident came to light late in the evening. According to sources, Jaswinder Singh, a police officer of Chowki Khasa, had arrested Manjeet on suspicion. After the incident, the family of the deceased and local people tried to surround Gharinda police station. Pressure is also being created by the police administration to resign in this matter.