Cop killed, 2 others injured as man opens fire in Punjab's Moga

Kulwinder Sandhu
Tribune News Service
Moga, June 9

A police constable was allegedly killed and two other cops were wounded in a shooting at Moga‘s Khosa Pando village in the small hours of Tuesday, police said.

A police team had been despatched to detain one Gurwinder Singh, who had a property dispute with his uncle, Moga Superintendent of Police Harmanbir Singh Gill said. Gurwinder Singh allegedly used his father Sukhdev Singh’s revolver to shoot at the cops, fatally wounding 45-year-old Jagmohan Singh and wounding Assistant Sub-Inspector Tarlochan Singh and Head Constable Bedham Singh.

The ASI is undergoing treatment at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital at Faridkot. Bedham Singh is at Ludhiana’s DMC, the officer said.

Two locals, Kala Singh and Gurdeep Singh, were also allegedly wounded in the firing and are currently at the district hospital.

The suspect, Gurwinder Singh, fled soon the shooting after in his car, but met with an accident near Daulatpura village and was placed under custody. He was brought to the emergency ward of Moga district hospital, which sent him to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot.

Police have booked Gurwinder Singh for murder (Section 302) and attempt to murder (Section 307) along with some other sections of the Indian Penal Code as well as the Arms Act.