A day after the family of victims in Abohar killing case had sought a security cover from central police, Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday directed Punjab government to ensure round the clock security.
Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu has ordered that five cops, including four constables and one assistant sub inspector, each should be provided to the families of both the victims.
Refusing to order central security cover, Justice Sidhu said that the petitioners would be at liberty to approach the High Court at any time for the same, if they apprehended failure of the Punjab police to protect their life and liberty.
The directions came on the petition file Chandigarh: A day after the family of victims in Abohar killing case had sought a security cover from central police, Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday directed Punjab government to ensure round the clock security.
Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu has ordered that five cops, including four constables and one assistant sub inspector, each should be provided to the families of both the victims.
Refusing to order central security cover, Justice Sidhu said that the petitioners would be at liberty to approach the High Court at any time for the same, if they apprehended failure of the Punjab police to protect their life and liberty.
The directions came on the petition filed by deceased Bhim Tank’s parents Kapoor Chand and Kaushalya Devi and injured Gurjant Singh’s brother Ranjit Singh. In their petition, the family had submitted they were not having faith in Punjab police and they were being pressurized by the police to strike a compromise with the influential accused.
The family had alleged the local police had been raiding their houses to mount pressure for compromise with the main accused, instead of protecting them. The petitioners said Bhim Tank was working under Shiv lal Doda, a “liquor barren” owning around 150 liquor-vends in Abohar town. Bhim Tank refused to work under Doda. As such, he started nursing a grudge against Tank. PNSd by deceased Bhim Tank’s parents Kapoor Chand and Kaushalya Devi and injured Gurjant Singh’s brother Ranjit Singh. In their petition, the family had submitted they were not having faith in Punjab police and they were being pressurized by the police to strike a compromise with the influential accused.
The family had alleged the local police had been raiding their houses to mount pressure for compromise with the main accused, instead of protecting them. The petitioners said Bhim Tank was working under Shiv lal Doda, a “liquor barren” owning around 150 liquor-vends in Abohar town. Bhim Tank refused to work under Doda. As such, he started nursing a grudge against Tank.