NRI shooting: Police arrest 5, including father-in-law of victim 

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 25

The Amritsar Police Commissionerate have arrested five people in connection with the NRI Sukhchain Singh shooting case. However, the main shooters are still at large and a manhunt is on to nab them, officials said on Sunday.

Among those arrested include Sukhchain’s father-in-law Sarvan Singh of Tanda, Hoshiarpur. Sarvan is father of his first wife.

Others those arrested were identified as Jagjit Singh and Chamkaur Singh, both residents of Thath village in Tarn Taran; Digambar Atri, the hotel owner, and Abhilash Bhaskar of Katra Ahluwalia, hotel manager.

Police Commissioner Ranjit Singh Dhillon said the accused had sheltered the two shooters who were on the run, while the hotel owner and manager were nabbed as they gave them room without taking their ID proofs. Jagjit and Chamkaur were known to the shooters and they sheltered them in the Tarn Taran area after they shot Sukhchain Singh.

Dhillon said both the suspects were identified and a manhunt was launched to nab them. One of the suspects had 10 criminal cases, including murder bid, theft, loot and NDPS cases. One suspect came out of Kapurthala jail on bail in February this year while his accomplice, who had a couple of NDPS cases against him, was released from the same jail in September last year.

Earlier, the police had booked three USA-based NRIs, including Sukhwinder Singh, brother-in-law; Kuljinder Kaur, sister-in-law; and her husband Jasvir Singh; besides mother-in-law Nishan Kaur.

Sukhchain Singh was in his house at Daburji when two armed assailants shot at him in front of his family members. Their pistols malfunctioned and they fled the scene. Sukhchain was rushed to hospital after he suffered two bullet injuries. He is out of danger now, said the officials.