Amritsar November 24:
An inextricable connection between politics and crime can apparently be gauged from the fact that Gurjinder Singh, alias Vicky, a proclaimed offender, was recently spotted moving freely with leaders of the ruling party.
The occasion was a political function on November 11, which was “forcibly” captured by Agriculture Minister and SAD MLA Sucha Singh Langah’s group, whereas it was originally meant for estranged SAD leader Manpreet Singh Badal, on the Jalandhar-Wagah bypass, near here. Vicky was a SAD councillor in the previous term here and at present, this position is being held by his mother.
Despite being held guilty of drug trafficking by the special court, Amritsar, and the Punjab and Haryana High Court rejecting his bail vide orders dated August 27 and September 29 last, Vicky openly shared the dais with SAD leaders, in the Park Avenue Welfare Society complex. The dais was in the news because it was “forcibly” taken into possession by SAD leader Sucha Singh Langah and his men. Apprehending trouble, police force was deployed at the spot, but it apparently could not identify Vicky who was present on the dais along with other SAD leaders.
Amritsar DC AS Chahal said: “I am not aware of the fact as I had joined at later stages. But this is a serious lapse which calls for immediate attention. I will get the status of the report verified. Sucha Singh Langah, the convener of the SAD disciplinary committee, RS Brahmpura and Bikramjit Majithia could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
On July 30, the Amritsar police had intercepted a car (PB-25-C-6789) with a councillor sticker on its front and back windshield, on the Tarn Taran road and had arrested its occupants, Balbir Singh, alias Maru, and Rajesh Kumar, alias Jaishi, with 1 kg of heroin. An FIR had been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985, the same day.
During interrogation, Balbir Singh disclosed that the car belonged to Vicky and that they had been carrying the contraband at his behest. In his statement, Balbir Singh recorded that 30 gm of heroin had been delivered to Vicky. Later, the matter was put before the Punjab and Haryana High Court which stated that “according to the discloser, Balbir Singh, the car belonged to Vicky and he was carrying the said heroin at his (Vicky) behest’… No ground for the grant of anticipatory bail is made out”.
An inextricable connection between politics and crime can apparently be gauged from the fact that Gurjinder Singh, alias Vicky, a proclaimed offender, was recently spotted moving freely with leaders of the ruling party.
The occasion was a political function on November 11, which was “forcibly” captured by Agriculture Minister and SAD MLA Sucha Singh Langah’s group, whereas it was originally meant for estranged SAD leader Manpreet Singh Badal, on the Jalandhar-Wagah bypass, near here. Vicky was a SAD councillor in the previous term here and at present, this position is being held by his mother.
Despite being held guilty of drug trafficking by the special court, Amritsar, and the Punjab and Haryana High Court rejecting his bail vide orders dated August 27 and September 29 last, Vicky openly shared the dais with SAD leaders, in the Park Avenue Welfare Society complex. The dais was in the news because it was “forcibly” taken into possession by SAD leader Sucha Singh Langah and his men. Apprehending trouble, police force was deployed at the spot, but it apparently could not identify Vicky who was present on the dais along with other SAD leaders.
Amritsar DC AS Chahal said: “I am not aware of the fact as I had joined at later stages. But this is a serious lapse which calls for immediate attention. I will get the status of the report verified. Sucha Singh Langah, the convener of the SAD disciplinary committee, RS Brahmpura and Bikramjit Majithia could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
On July 30, the Amritsar police had intercepted a car (PB-25-C-6789) with a councillor sticker on its front and back windshield, on the Tarn Taran road and had arrested its occupants, Balbir Singh, alias Maru, and Rajesh Kumar, alias Jaishi, with 1 kg of heroin. An FIR had been registered against the accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985, the same day.
During interrogation, Balbir Singh disclosed that the car belonged to Vicky and that they had been carrying the contraband at his behest. In his statement, Balbir Singh recorded that 30 gm of heroin had been delivered to Vicky. Later, the matter was put before the Punjab and Haryana High Court which stated that “according to the discloser, Balbir Singh, the car belonged to Vicky and he was carrying the said heroin at his (Vicky) behest’… No ground for the grant of anticipatory bail is made out”.
