The organised crime control unit (OCCU) of Punjab Police has solved a blind murder case in which a 52-year-old man was killed in broad day light by some unidentified men on 11 March, 2018, in Sri Muktsar Sahib.
Disclosing this on Monday, the inspector general of police (IGP) intelligence (OCCU) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said the victim was a coal merchant in the local market and also dealing in timber business. Since then, the case was undetected and OCCU team took over the investigation.’
He added that during it was found that the motive behind this killing was car-jacking as the criminals wanted to snatch the victim’s car. During the investigation, the OCCU Team found the hands of Bambiha gang in this case.
The IGP informed that one member of this gang Ajay Faridkotia was intensively questioned in this case who confessed the crime and named other culprits Amna Jaito, Amritpal Baba, Rakesh Kaku and Komaljit Singh. Singh informed that Ajay Faridkotia was arrested sometimes back in Moga who was involved in at least two dozen cases of serious nature. Subsequently, Aman Jaito (Faridkot) was brought on production warrant who was already arrested by a team of OCCU.
When the case was solved and the investigation team was able to connect the missing links, Amritpal Baba (Muktsar) and Rakesh Kaku(Bathinda) were also arrested. He said the weapon used in this crime was .32 bore pistol which was recovered from the accused.
The IGP said all the arrested persons have been produced before a court of Muktsar who were remanded in the police custody. Further investigations were going on and some more arrests are expected in this case.