Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 17: Gandhi Nagar police took custody of criminal Royal Singh, who was in Central Jail Kot Bhalwal and was undergoing imprisonment for life, in the firing case.
“Royal Singh, son of Manjeet Singh, a resident of Mohallah Dalpatian District Jammu was presently undergoing rigorous imprisonment for life in Central Jail Kot Bhawal in the much publicised Amandeep murder case. Royal Singh was the main conspirator in the firing case and will be grilled to ascertain why he planned firing on contractor Nagar Singh’s residence at Gandhi Nagar”, police sources said.
As reported, on April 3 this year, a case was registered at Police Station Gandhi Nagar after some unknown persons opened fire on the residence of contractor Choudhary Nagar Singh.
In the firing, no one was injured. However, the main gate of the house and a car bearing registration number HP38F-6187 suffered damage. Cartridges were also recovered from in and outside the residence of the contractor.
It is pertinent to mention here that six persons identified as Ajay Singh, driver of Superintendent Central Jail Kot Bhawal namely Kuldeep Kumar, a resident of Tali Morh, Gurpreet Singh alias Honey, son of Baljeet Singh, a resident of Swaran Vihar Gole Gujaral, Deepak Kumar, son of Radhe Sham of New Plot, Surinder Kumar alias Babu, son of Ashok Kumar, a resident of Khour Salaria Ramgarh and Jasvir Singh alias Kaka, son of Gian Singh, a resident of Agra Chak RS Pura District Jammu were already arrested in this case.
Further investigation into the case registered with Police Station Gandhi Nagar is going on.
Police team led by SHO Gandhi Nagar Inspector Bharat Sharma made the arrests under the supervision of SDPO South PK Mengi, SP South Deepak Digra and SSP Jammu Chandan Kohli.