The Punjab Police on Monday announced Rs 10 lakh rewardfor information leading to the arrest of Gangster Jaipal and his aides, who areaccused for murder of two Punjab ASIs at New Grain Market in Jagraon onSaturday.
Police have registered a murder case against Jaipal ofFerozepur, Baljinder Singh of Moga, Jaspreet Singh of Kharar and Darshan Singhof Ludhiana, who reportedly managed to flee from the spot after shooting thetwo ASIs.
The Punjab Police on Sunday registered the case on the complaintof Punjab Home Guard Jawan Rajwinder Singh who was present on the spot when the two ASIs were shot dead.
In his version, Home Guard Rajwinder said that onSaturday evening, he along with ASI Bhagwan Singh and ASI Dalwinderjit Singh wereon their routine patrolling when they saw two men coming out from a car to handover a suspicious suitcase to the occupants of a canter which was parkedbeneath the shed at the New Grain Market.
He said they then went towards the canter and asked theoccupants to show their identity proofs and in the same time, ASI Bhagwan Singhidentified the man sitting in the canter was gangster Jaipal Ferozepuria. However,by the time we could think of anything, Jaipal took hold of the ASI and firedat him from close range.
He further said that after listening to the gunshots, ASIDalwinderjit tried to flee but the gangster also shot at him from behind and hefell down.
Meanwhile, the Punjab police after the incident are workinground the clock and different police parties have been deployed across thestate to nab the gangsters.