Ferozepur: The family of slain gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar, who was killed throughout an encounter with the police in Kolkata, on Sunday refused to cremate his body.
Bhullar’s family alleged that he was brutally thrashed earlier than being gunned down and that his autopsy ought to be carried out once more.
Bhullar and one other gangster Jaspreet Singh, concerned in killing two policemen lately in Ludhiana, had been gunned down by Kolkata police crew in a shootout on June 9.
Bhullar and Jaspreet had been shot lifeless by a Special Task Force crew of the Kolkata police on ?pin-pointed? data supplied by the Punjab Police in regards to the gangsters’ hideout in a housing society within the New Town space of town.
The mortal stays of Bhullar reached his hometown right here Saturday night time and all of the preparations had been made for his cremation on Sunday.
His youthful brother Amritpal Singh, lodged in Central Jail Bathinda, was introduced right here amid tight safety for performing the final rites of his brother.
However, Bhullar’s father Bhupinder Singh, who’s a retired Punjab police inspector, alleged that after seeing the situation of the body over the last rituals, their family members noticed some suspicious marks.
“It is certain that my son was brutally beaten before the encounter. Being an inspector myself, I am aware of all facts. When I had reached Kolkata to receive the body, even at that time I was not allowed to see the body of my son,” Bhupinder mentioned.
Later, the family members additionally met Deputy Commissioner Gurpal Singh Chahal and submitted an software demanding the second autopsy following which the previous requested Assistant Commissioner Ravinder Singh Arora to enquire into the matter.
SDM Amit Gupta together with some senior police officers additionally met the family members of Bhullar concerning the gangster’s cremation. However, the family members didn’t agree.
When contacted, Chahal mentioned because the incident didn’t happen right here and the matter was pertaining out of his jurisdiction, he has sought a report from the police.
The sub divisional Justice of the Peace mentioned they’d made all preparations for the cremation, however the family members repeatedly requested for the autopsy which is past their authority because the encounter had taken place in Kolkata.
