ASI Ravinderpal Singh was trying to stop a group from harassing his daughter
A local leader of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and one of his associates were arrested near the Pakistan border on Thursday, a day after he shot dead a police official who had come to the defence of his daughter when she was being harassed, in Amritsar.
After a major operation, the police arrested the main accused, Ranjit Singh Rana — who shot dead Assistant Sub-Inspector Ravinderpal Singh in full public view — from a village near the border. Two of his accomplices are at large.
The arrest came hours after Rana was expelled by his party from the post of general secretary of the city’s urban unit.
According to reports, Mr. Singh, who was in uniform, was shot on Wednesday afternoon when he was confronted by a group of eve teasers led by Rana and his associates, who had been harassing his daughter for a couple of days.
Mr. Singh was posted in the nearby Gharinda police station along GT road, which leads to the border with Pakistan.
Keywords: Shiromani Akali Dal leader, police officer dead, Punjab violence, Ravinderpal Singh, Ranjit Singh Rana
All Indians have to wake-up and raise our voice to halt the growth of
immorality in society. Goons are taking over and decent people are
fearful and they are pushed in corner. No decent person can do any
kind of business successfully due to so much of corruption and
hostilities from goons. Political system needs overhaul and it is only
possible when voting will be more than 85% from all sections of
society. Disclaimer: due to my continuously moving job location I
never got a chance to vote and it makes me feel so bad and completely
deprived by my fundamental rights. People present at place does not
value their rights.
A tragic state of affairs when a lawman and father has to die protecting his daughter. Utterly shameul.
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