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Punjab’s deputy superintendent of police Dalbir Singh Deol, found dead in Jalandhar, was allegedly murdered by an autorickshaw driver following a scuffle over a ride to the former’s village, Hindustan Times quoted a report quoting police said.
According to the NDTV report, Deol, a former weightlifter, had received an Arjuna Award in the year 2000 and was shot dead by the driver after the former demanded to be dropped at his village and the latter refused.
The accused, a drug addict, allegedly snatched the service pistol of the officer and allegedly shot him in the head. Later, Deol’s body was found on a road in Jalandhar.
Meanwhile, Jalandhar police have arrested the autorickshaw driver, identified as Vijay Kumar, added the report, saying his refusal to drop the officer to his village led to a scuffle.
Jalandhar police commissioner Swapan Sharma said the driver snatched Deol’s service pistol amid the argument and shot him in the head, adding, that the accused was arrested based on the CCTV footage.
Deol’s body was lying on a road in Basti Bawa Khel, where he was posted. One of his legs was found crushed. His body was found just eight kilometers from his native village.
“The body bore an external injury mark on the head. We are in the process of examining the CCTV footage from nearby areas, which, we believe, would throw some light into the cause of death,” Balwinder Singh Randhawa, A-DCP-1, Jalandhar, had told ANI.
With agency inputs.
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Published: 04 Jan 2024, 05:58 PM IST
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