Murder of a Sikh activist: Faridkot court extended police investigation into 3 accused by 30 days

The Faridkot district and sessions court on Friday extended by 30 days the Punjab Police’s investigation into three accused in the murder of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau.

On January 4, Faridkot police filed an application in the trial court seeking additional 90 days for investigation. The police transferred the application pursuant to Art. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 of the Illegal Activities (Prevention) Act.

Additional Sessions Judge Dinesh Kumar Wadhwa on Friday partially allowed the plea of ​​the Faridkot police and extended the inquiry by 30 days to complete the investigation and file charge sheet against accused Bilal Ahmed Fauji, Guramardeep Singh and Arshdeep Singh.

To prevent automatic bail

In cases that can be heard in a district court, the police are obliged to submit an indictment within 90 days. If the indictment is not filed within the prescribed deadline, the accused has the right to bail. The 90-day stint of the Faridkot police was scheduled to end on January 12.

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On October 9, Gurpreet Singh was shot dead by four bike-borne attackers while he was returning from the Gurdwara. Gurpreet was a member of Waris Punjab De. The police had earlier registered an FIR on October 10, 2024 at Kotkapura Sadar Police Station under Section. 103 section 1, art. 126 section 2 and art. 3 section 5 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act and Art. 25 of the Weapons Act.

After filing the petition, the court issued notice to ‘designated terrorist’ Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla, Bilal Ahmed Fauji, Guramardeep Singh, Navjot Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Balvir Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Gagandeep Singh Sood, Jashandeep Singh, Lachman Singh, Shimla Singh and Gagandeep Singha. However, no notice has been issued to Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, who is also an accused in the case.

According to reports, the district police interrogated Bilal Ahmed on January 3 at the Faridkot Central Jail. On January 2, the court also issued an indefinite non-bailable arrest warrant against gangster Jatinder Singh alias Jindi, who is believed to be in England, in a murder case. Unlike a non-bailable order, an indefinite non-bailable order does not have a specific deadline for execution.