In a major development, a group of Nihang Singhs on Friday sat on a Dharna outside the office of SSP Jalandhar Rural Police. After which, the police officers who reached the spot somehow convinced the groups and urged them to end the sit-in. According to the information received, a Nihang group had come to meet SSP Harvinder Singh Virk today. The Nihangs alleged that when they were going to meet the SSP, they were stopped outside. When the sit-in started, they were allowed to go inside.
One of the members of the Nihang Singhs group said, "Our Jathedar had come to meet the SSP with Baba Hari Singh. Because he had to give a complaint against the Sarpanch of his area. Earlier also there are many FIRs against the said Sarpanch. Our Jathedar had come to help a poor family."
A new FIR was lodged to suppress our voice. Because the said Sarpanch has a lot of influence. When this happened, Baba Hari Singh was in Sri Anandpur Sahib. Therefore, today he had reached out to meet SSP Harvinder Singh Virk. But before that, he was stopped and was not allowed to meet the SSP. After which, the SHO of the area Ravinder Kumar reached the spot and he talked to the Nihang Jathebandis and calmed the matter.
Jalandhar: Atmosphere heated outside SSP office, Nihang Singhs arrived with horses
Nihang Singhs outside the office remained adamant on the demand to cancel the FIR registered against the Jathedar. After the warning given by Nihang Singhs to the police to cancel the FIR for half an hour, Nihang Singhs arrived with horses.
As per Nihang Singhs, the Jathedar had supported the family of the child regarding his death. Due to this enmity, an FIR has been registered against them. Giving information about the case, Tirth Kaur, mother of the deceased child Saurav, said that Honey took her son with him on 8 February 2025. But her son did not return home. After which, a call came at 12 o'clock late night that the son had met with an accident.
The mother revealed that when she reached the spot, she saw that the son had died. In this incident, neither Honey was injured anywhere, nor was there any road mark on the bike. The family alleges that their son was murdered. The mother said that Honey had taken the son with him on the pretext of having food. After which, a complaint was lodged with the police, but no hearing took place. In this case, people gave statements that 4 youths together carried out the incident.
The police reportedly released 2 youths after interrogation. During this time, the name of Sarpanch Iqbal Singh came to the fore in the incident. The family has alleged that the Sarpanch together got the son killed. The Sarpanch had also threatened the husband and father-in-law several times. During this, the Sarpanch attacked the father-in-law with an axe. After which the Sarpanch got a false FIR registered against the uncle-in-law, husband and others. But no hearing is being done regarding his FIR. At the same time, a FIR was registered against Baba Nihang Singh for helping them.
Police SP D Sarbarjit Rai said that a case of a fight was registered in Kalyanpur under Thana Labanda. In this case, people say that the names of those who were not involved in that fight have been registered. In this case, the police are assuring that this action has been taken on the basis of CCTV footage. In such a situation, if those who were not involved in it, then it will be investigated thoroughly.
Nihang Singhs have also aid that if the police do not arrest the Sarpanch soon, they will soon reach PAP Chowk and the protest will be intensified.