Police clueless about bike owner’s severed head in hit-&-run case
Aman Sood
Patiala, February 11
Over 40 hours after a random automobile race led to an accident after which the automobile homeowners escaped with the pinnacle of the deceased, who was driving a bicycle, the police are clueless in regards to the whereabouts of the 5 accused and the pinnacle of the sufferer.
Brother phrases it homicide
Terming it a homicide and never an accident, Sanjeev Kumar, brother of the deceased, has sought a high-level investigation into the incident
2 suspects NRIs
- Preliminary probe means that two of the suspects are NRIs who not too long ago returned to India
- Police really feel the pinnacle of bike owner hit the glass defend of a Scorpio, received severed and fell contained in the dashing automobile
- The torso of the sufferer was on Saturday handed over to the sufferer’s household for cremation
CCTV footage
In CCTV footage of the world close to the accident spot, which is accessible with The Tribune, two individuals are seen carrying a severed head in a carry bag. The 2 automobiles are seen within the background
Preliminary probe means that two of the suspects are NRIs who not too long ago returned to India. The police suspect the sufferer’s head was thrown in a water channel by the suspects. It has develop into a curious case for the police, who haven’t been in a position to find the lacking head of the bike owner, who was mowed down by the 2 racing SUVs in Patiala on the District Administrative Advanced street right here. The police had recovered the torso.
Police sources stated the pinnacle of the sufferer hit the glass defend of a Scorpio, received severed and fell contained in the dashing automobile, whereas the torso bounced off because of the affect of the mishap.
“The 4 youths within the two SUVs escaped from the spot, allegedly with the pinnacle contained in the automobile,” they stated, including that
relations of the accused have been utilizing their “political clout” to strike a compromise with the sufferer’s household.
The deceased has been recognized as Navdeep Kumar of Tafazalpura, who labored at tea and low vends at weddings. Two automobiles have been allegedly concerned in a race when the accident occurred.
DSP Jaswinder Tiwana stated the suspects had been recognized as Sukhman Singh of Sidhu Colony, Veer Partap Singh of Poonia village, Komalpreet Singh of Tandhian and Atinder Singh of Jogipur village.
“These 4 have been within the two SUVs when the accident befell. Primarily based on particular inputs, we suspect {that a} fifth accused, Navjot Singh, joined them later once they escaped with the pinnacle of the sufferer after parking the accident automobile close to Tripuri,” he stated. “Two of them are NRIs and the probe is on,” he stated.
A senior official claimed that the suspects had knowledgeable their kin in regards to the accident and that they have been eliminating the pinnacle by throwing it in a canal close to Sirhind within the wee hours of Friday.
“Nevertheless, divers haven’t been in a position to find the pinnacle. The torso of the sufferer was at this time handed over to the sufferer’s household for cremation,” stated the officer.
Sanjeev Kumar, brother of the deceased, stated: “Navdeep had gone out for work. We reached the scene and located his torso.” Terming it a homicide, he sought a high-level probe into the incident.
In CCTV footage of the world close to the accident spot, which is accessible with The Tribune, two individuals are seen carrying a severed head in a carry bag. The 2 automobiles could be seen within the background.
Tiwana stated the police had impounded the 2 automobiles. One of many automobiles was discovered broken at Harinder Nagar.
Patiala SSP Varun Sharma stated efforts have been on to get well the pinnacle of the sufferer and arrest the suspects. “Along with Sections 304 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide), 427 (inflicting harm) and 279 (rash driving) of the IPC, we’ll add the part pertaining to destruction of proof towards the suspects,” he stated, including that raids have been on to nab them.