Auto driver murder in Mehrampur Taprian village: Three suspects held

Auto driver murder in Mehrampur Taprian village: Three suspects held

Harshabab Sidhu
Nabaz-e-Punjab, Mohali, December 16:
Mohali police claimed to have cracked the murder case of an auto driver, who was found dead in Mehrampur Taprian village on December 12. The police have arrested three suspects involved in the murder of Avtar Singh (40), a resident of Mehrampur Taprian village here.
The suspects have been identified as Kulveer Singh, a resident of Mehrampur Taprian village, Jasveer Singh alias Ladi and Gurdeep Singh alias Gogi, both residents of Ropar.
A police team led by DSP Mullanpur Bikramjit Brar arrested the suspects and recovered the weapon used in the murder.
Mohali SP (Rural) Ravjot Kaur Grewal informed during a press conference today that the body of Avtar Singh was found lying on the road on December 12 near an egg cart. He was killed with a sharp edged knife. The police had immediately registered a case of murder on the statement of the victim’s wife, Harveer Kaur at the Majri Police Station and started the investigation. Technical and cyber teams were also involved in the probe to track down the culprits and the intelligence system was activated. With good results, the unsolved murder was solved in a matter of hours on the day of the incident, said the SP.
DSP Mullanpur Bikramjit Singh Brar said, “The dead body of the victim was found near an egg cart of Kulveer Singh. His auto was also found on the road near his dead body. At that time, Kulveer informed the police about the dead body and pretended to be a complainant in the case. During investigation, it came to the fore that Kulveer himself was the murderer who killed Avtar following a dispute with his accomplices, Ladi and Gogi. Kulveer was nabbed on December 12 and the knife was also recovered from his possession. Following his interrogation, Ladi and Gogi were nabbed yesterday by our teams.”
The suspect, Kulveer was already under police custody and will be produced before the court on Thursday while the suspects, Ladi and Gogi were sent to four-day police custody by the court. The old rivalry between the victim and Kulveer led to the murder, added DSP Brar.