Custody of Ajnala firing case accused delayed as Punjab battles devastating floods

The handover of a wished prison within the 2023 Ajnala police station firing case has been delayed as Punjab grapples with devastating floods, stopping authorities from travelling to Hyderabad to take him into custody.

The accused, Sukhdeep Singh, 32, of Bhawanigarh in Punjab, was arrested on the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Shamshabad, on August 29 after safety personnel discovered eight dwell rounds in his checked-in baggage whereas he was getting ready to fly to Amritsar through Delhi. He was unable to provide a sound licence and was handed over to the airport police, who registered a case underneath the Arms Act. The seized rounds embrace 4 of 0.2 mm, two of 0.7 mm, one in every of 7.52 mm and one in every of 7.62 mm calibre.

Singh is at the moment lodged in Chanchalguda Central Prison.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Singh had travelled to Nanded by bus on August 22 to go to a gurudwara, and had chosen to return by air resulting from heavy rains in his native place.

During questioning, he claimed the bullets had been left over from a ‘2023 incident in Punjab’ and that he was carrying them unknowingly.

Cross-checking with Punjab police information confirmed Singh as accused quantity 17 within the Ajnala firing case, by which armed supporters of radical preacher Amritpal Singh stormed a police station, clashed with safety forces and compelled the discharge of a detained aide.

His arrest in Hyderabad is being marked a vital hyperlink within the persevering with investigation into one of the high-profile regulation and order incidents in Punjab’s latest historical past.

While Punjab police had been resulting from take custody of Singh earlier in August, the devastating floods in Amritsar and surrounding districts have disrupted journey and diverted personnel to rescue and reduction operations.

The course of was additional delayed because the obligatory Prisoner Transit (PT) warrant remains to be to be obtained.

As per the newest replace, Punjab police are anticipated to reach in Hyderabad inside the subsequent two days to take custody of Singh and produce him in court docket in reference to the Ajnala case.