A man arrested for allegedly shooting a police officer in Amritsar has escaped from police custody. The incident occurred while he was being transported to another location, prompting a search operation to locate him. In response to this breach, a senior police official has been suspended. Authorities are actively working to recapture the suspect and ensure public safety.
According to the police, the accused, Karan, was being taken to the Majitha area on Wednesday night to recover the weapon allegedly used in the shooting of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Jaswant Singh in Amritsar’s Rajasansi area earlier this month.
The accused, Karan, was being taken to the Majitha area on Wednesday night to recover the weapon allegedly used in the shooting of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Jaswant Singh in Amritsar’s Rajasansi area earlier this month, according to the police. Police have so far been silent on how exactly the accused escaped. Following the incident, Amritsar Rural SSP Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal suspended Rajasansi police station SHO Inspector Gurpreet Singh for alleged negligence. ASI Jaswant Singh, posted with the Amritsar Commissionerate Police Lines, was travelling on a motorcycle when two motorcycle-borne men allegedly followed him and fired at his head. Police were probing the incident as a possible fallout of an old rivalry. Karan was arrested on the basis of CCTV footage and was subsequently produced before a court, which granted cops a five-day custody of him.
The shooting incident took place on September 11 in the Bhala area of Ajnala.
Officials said Karan, a resident of Jhanjhoti village, managed to dodge the police team and fled.
