Ghawaddi Case: Gurpreet Singh, Nihal Singh sent to Judicial custody; One day police remand of 3 other

Sikh Siyasat Bureau

8 years ago

Ludhiana: Five persons arrested in relation to Ghawaddi case were presented before a duty magistrate in Ludhiana today, who sent two of them, namely Gurpreet Singh and Nihal Singh alias Jaspreet Singh, to judicial custody while police remand of three others was extended for one more day.

Notably, Gurpreet Singh and Nihal Singh (alias Jaspreet Singh) had surrendered before a local court after their name had emerged in relation to the killing of Ghawaddi village resident Balwinder Kaur. Balwinder Kaur was accused in a case related to Beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib in Ghawaddi village in October 2015.

Gurpreet Singh and Nihal Singh in police custody [File photo]

Later, on August 03 the police had shown arrest of three more persons, namely Harbans Singh of Kalle Majra (Nabha), Gurvinder Singh and Jagjit Singh of Herike village in Sangrur district. Local court of judge Lovejinder Kaur had sent all five persons on police remand for 4 days. They were presented before the duty magistrate today after the expiry of their remand period.

Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur who appeared in the court as counsel of arrested persons said that Gurpreet Singh and Nihal Singh were sent to the jail, while the three others were committed to police remand for one day.