A meeting was held in Attawa village regarding the door-to-door garbage collection system. Chandigarh 26 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : An important meeting was held at the Community Center, Sector 42, regarding the new door-to-door garbage collection system in Attawa village (Ward No. 24) by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Area Councilor Mr. Jasbir Singh Bunty provided detailed information about the plan to the residents present. The councilor informed that a one-day special camp has been organized by the Municipal Corporation's MoH office. The purpose of this camp is to make any corrections/updates to water meters, floors, shops, and other property details. The Municipal Corporation has already conducted a door-to-door survey, recording the number of rooms and area. All residents are requested to come to the camp and check their records to avoid any billing errors in the future. The meeting also provided detailed information about the proposed garbage collection fee,...
Majithia visits family of 19 year old killed in Gurdaspur Encounter, seeks Murder case against CM Mann and Adhoc DGP
Majithia visits family of 19 year old killed in Gurdaspur Encounter, seeks Murder case against CM Mann and Adhoc DGP
Chandigarh/Gurdaspur 26 February ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday visited the residence of 19 year old Ranjit Singh in Adhian village of Gurdaspur district and met the family of the youth killed in a recent police encounter linked to the dual Punjab Police personnel murder case near the International Border. Ranjit Singh, the only child of his parents, was killed during a police operation near Purana Shala earlier this week. His mother Sukhwinder Kaur and family members alleged that her son was killed in a fake encounter and demanded justice along with an independent investigation into the incident.
After meeting the family, Majithia said the Shiromani Akali Dal stands firmly with them and would fight for justice. He alleged that young Sikh men were being targeted under what he described as a Delhi run government in Punjab and claimed that youths from border areas were increasingly becoming victims of police action.
Majithia alleged that Punjabis were suffering due to fake encounters and said fear was spreading among families living in border districts. He further alleged that innocent youths were being picked up and eliminated in the name of security operations, reviving memories of 90s when several encounter cases later came under judicial scrutiny. Demanding accountability, Majithia called for registration of a murder case under Section 302 against Punjab Chief Minister and Home Minister Bhagwant Mann and the adhoc Director General of Police. He also demanded a CBI inquiry into all encounter killings that have taken place during the tenure of the AAP led Punjab government.
As alleged by family members, the police action appears suspicious as CCTV cameras in the area allegedly went invisible during the night at the time when Ranjit Singh was encountered. The family claimed that the sudden disappearance of CCTV surveillance has raised serious doubts over the sequence of events and demanded that the matter be independently investigated to ascertain what transpired before the encounter. The encounter has raised serious questions, with opposition leaders alleging that the circumstances surrounding the killing point towards the possibility of a fake encounter.
Family members and opposition leaders also alleged that the sequence described by the police appears similar to an encounter narrative reported a few months ago in Mohali, where it was claimed that a police vehicle had overturned in foggy conditions, following which the accused allegedly attempted to flee and opened fire at the police party, leading to retaliatory firing. They questioned the repetition of such circumstances, stating that similar versions emerging in multiple encounter cases have raised doubts and strengthened demands for an independent probe into the incident.
Majithia alleged that a similar pattern was witnessed during the alleged fake encounters of the 1990s, where police versions frequently cited escape attempts and retaliatory firing. He stated that several police personnel involved in those encounters were later prosecuted and punished, adding that such incidents serve as a reminder that accountability eventually follows and that the present case must be independently investigated to establish the truth. In a similar case, Majithia also visited the residence of martyr ASI Gurnam Singh, who was killed at the Adhiyan police post, and paid tributes while expressing solidarity with the bereaved family.
The incident has intensified political confrontation in Punjab, with demands growing for an independent probe to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the youth’s death.
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