Theft accused committed suicide in the police station

KARTAPUR:19,April(STN) A case of suicide by a thief has come to light at Kartarpur Police Station under Jalandhar Rural Police. The youths who committed suicide are identified as Jatinder Singh alias Timan, 18 years old, village Mudowal, police station Subhanpur, district Kapurthala. The Kartarpur police presented the youth who committed suicide on charges of theft in court yesterday.

After Jatinder’s suicide, villagers of Kartarpur police station surrounded the area and raised slogans against the police and demanded a stream of murder against the policemen on duty.

According to Kartarpur DSP Sukhpal Singh, a case of theft had already been registered against the person, who committed suicide. A few days ago two persons were arrested on charges of theft. After investigation, the name of the person who committed suicide also surfaced. After which he was arrested late last night and committed suicide. The DSP said that the postmortem has been done under the supervision of the Honorable Judge. And action will be taken as per the report. Currently, the duty officer Munshi and another accused have been suspended by the police.