Amritsar, September 27: A woman, Jaswinder Kaur, of Shehzada village sustained injuries after she fell off the roof of a police jeep here on Tuesday. The matter came to light after the footage of a CCTV captured the incident. The woman was seen falling in one of the videos as the vehicle took a sharp turn.
Some passersby took the woman to a hospital nearby. She sustained injuries on her head and hand. Jaswinder alleged that she was thrown on to the bonnet of the jeep by cops as a “punishment” after she objected to her husband Gurwinder Singh’s arrest.
Contradicting her claim, Inspector Palwinder Singh said the police team had raided the house to arrest Balwant Singh (the woman’s father-in-law) in connection with a property dispute case. However, the woman obstructed them.
“Jaswinder Kaur climbed onto the roof of our jeep and created ruckus. We had to speed away from the spot after the family members attacked us. An ASI had a narrow escape,” he added.
Jaswinder, however, alleged that the police were taking away her husband without any reason. She threatened to end her life in case the government failed to take action against the cops.
Gurwinder Singh said his father had gone to the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday to seek relief as cops had been harassing them. He alleged that the police had implicated his father in a false case.
Following the incident, the police registered a case of attempt to murder, obstructing government servant from discharging their duties and damaging public property against them.
Besides Gurwinder, those booked included Kulwant Singh, his son Jagdish Singh, Pargat Singh, Sonu, Sandeep Kaur and Jaswinder Singh, all residents of Shehzada village, along with 10 others.
Amritsar rural SSP Parampal Singh said a case had been registered against unidentified cops under Section 323 of the IPC on the woman’s statement. Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh, IG, Crime Branch, said an inquiry would be conducted and action would be initiated against the guilty cops.
Source Tribune India
