Muktsar, January 28: Vicky Gounder was cremated at his native Sarawan Bodla village in the district amid tight security today. A large number of people bid adieu to the 29-year-old gangster, who was killed along with his two accomplices in a police encounter at Rajasthan’s Pakki village on Friday.
The body was brought from Gounder’s house to the village cremation ground in a cavalcade, comprising a large number of vehicles. Among politicians, only some village-level leaders were present.
Police personnel, in huge numbers, were deployed in every nook and corner of the village. The police were keeping a track of vehicles going towards Gounder’s house and even noting down the registration numbers.
The deceased, being young and in marriageable age, was dressed as a groom, a ritual in some Sikh families. The family had tied a sehra (decked veil) on his forehead and laid garlands on the body.
Meanwhile, Gounder’s family reiterated that the encounter was fake. Gurbhej Singh Sandhu, his uncle, alleged: “Both Prema Lahoria and Vicky were planning to surrender. Inspector Bikram Brar, who killed my nephew in this fake encounter, has studied and played with him in Jalandhar. Bikram was in contact with Prema and Vicky on WhatsApp even after Nabha jailbreak. Just before his killing, Prema spoke to his wife through a WhatsApp call for nearly half an hour and informed that they were about to surrender through Bikram. Even Vicky had called me through WhatsApp and informed the same. Bikram has some relatives near Abohar and he had called Prema, Vicky and one of their friends there to meet him. But he brought police force with him and killed them.”
Challenging the police theory, he said: “The police have shown some weapons seized from the spot, which not even a small-time thief would carry. Even the cartridges seized from the spot do not match the weapons. Besides, Vicky and his aides were wearing just T-shirts and were barefoot. The cops have concocted a false story. Even the Rajasthan police informed us that they got the information of the encounter after an hour of the incident.”
Gurbhej Singh demanded a CBI probe into the incident. “If the probe is not marked, we will move the High Court,” he said.
Inspector Bikram Brar could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
Tarn Taran: The police on Sunday arrested two persons — Lovepreet Singh alias Love of Nagoke village and Amritpal Singh Bath — for allegedly sheltering and aiding gangsters. Love’s brother Gopi Kaura was an accomplice of Gounder and was involved in the Nabha jailbreak. Amritpal is a college student leader. Darshan Singh Mann, SSP, said a case under Section 212, 216, 120-B IPC had been registered.
Sourced from: tribuneindia.com
