Punjab and Haryana HighCourt on Monday has ordered the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Educationand Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh to conduct a second autopsy of gangsterJaipal Singh Bhullar.
The Punjab & HaryanaHigh Court earlier had dismissed the petition filed by the family members of thedeceased gangster on the ground that Bhullar was gunned down in Kolkata and thepostmortem examination was conducted there before sending the corpse to thefamily.
However, the familyremained discontented and they moved Supreme Court over the same and the apexcourt chided the High Court for taking the decision impulsively.
According to the latestdirections of High Court, PGIMER has been asked to constitute a board toconduct the postmortem of alleged gangster Jaipal Singh Bhullar.
These directions havecome on a petition filed by Bhullar’s father Bhupinder Singh.
It is to be reiteratedhere that Bhullar and his aide were killed in an encounter with a special taskforce of West Bengal Police in Kolkata on June 9.
When Bhullar’s fatheropened the corpse box he observed “unusual marks” on the deceased gangster’sbody following which he lodged a petition to conduct another autopsy toascertain the major causes of his death.
Notably, it has been nearly11 days that Jaipal’s dead body is lying at his father’s residence andignorance by the High Court could lead to irreversible damage. In order toavoid such damage, Justice Jhingan allowed the second postmortem by ignoring technicalities.
“Let the petitioner handover the body of his son to PGIMER, Chandigarh on June 22 at 10 am forconducting the second postmortem”, Justice Jhingan asserted, while directingthe handing over of the report’s copies to the petitioner, the Punjab Police,and other authorities concerned.