CBI Court Convicts Former Punjab DSP In 1992 Amrik Singh Abduction Case
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A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mohali on Wednesday convicted former Punjab Police Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Gurmeet Singh in the 1992 abduction case of Amrik Singh, more than three decades after the incident.
The court convicted Gurmeet Singh under Sections 365 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on November 12.
Case Dates Back To 1992 Abduction In Ludhiana
The case originated from a Supreme Court order dated November 15, 1995, in Civil Writ Petition No. 497 of 1995, filed by Paramjeet Kaur against the State of Punjab.
The petition followed an affidavit submitted by Devinder Singh concerning the abduction of his father, Amrik Singh, on November 25, 1992. Amrik Singh was allegedly taken from Hotel Amaltash in Ludhiana by a Punjab Police team led by then DSP Gurmeet Singh.
The CBI initially registered a preliminary inquiry before filing a regular case on February 23, 2000.
Five Police Officials Named In CBI Chargesheet
After completing its investigation, the CBI filed a chargesheet on November 27, 2001, against five police officials: DSP Gurmeet Singh, DSP Parminderjit Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) Suba Singh, Sub-Inspector (SI) Surinder Singh and Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Jaswant Singh.
Charges were framed against the accused on April 15, 2004.
Following the conclusion of the trial, the court convicted Gurmeet Singh. Co-accused DSP Parminderjit Singh was acquitted, while proceedings against the other three accused were abated following their deaths.
The court will announce the sentence against the former DSP on November 12.
CBI Arrests Plant Quarantine Assistant Director In Separate Bribery Case
In a separate case, the CBI on November 7 arrested an Assistant Director of the Plant Quarantine Station (PQS) in Visakhapatnam and a private individual in an alleged bribery case linked to the clearance of imported containers.
The accused were identified as Sudhakara T.M., Assistant Director and In-charge of the Plant Quarantine Station, and Sunkavalli Satyanarayana, a private individual who allegedly acted as an intermediary.
According to the CBI, it registered a case on November 6 against two PQS officials, three private individuals and unidentified persons.
