Defence Counsel Raises Doubts Over Police Investigation in Sukhwinderjit Singh Murder Case

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The investigation into the murder of QuarkCity engineer Sukhwinderjit Singh, shot dead in 2005, has taken a fresh turn as defence counsel AS Sukhija alleged that the police created fake evidence to implicate the main suspect, Himmat Singh Brandy. Sukhija claimed that the police fired a shot from the pistol recovered from the crime scene to create an empty cartridge, which was then attributed to the murder. The defence counsel pointed out inconsistencies in the prosecution's story, including the lack of an identification parade and the failure to match the bullet jacket extracted from the victim's body with the empty cartridge shown recovered from the spot.

Key Takeaways:

  • Defence counsel AS Sukhija alleged that the police created fake evidence to implicate Himmat Singh Brandy in the murder of Sukhwinderjit Singh.
  • Sukhija claimed that the police fired a shot from the pistol recovered from the crime scene to create an empty cartridge, which was then attributed to the murder.
  • The defence counsel pointed out inconsistencies in the prosecution's story, including the lack of an identification parade and the failure to match the bullet jacket extracted from the victim's body with the empty cartridge shown recovered from the spot.
  • The main suspect, Himmat Singh Brandy's, lawyer, Sukhija, argued that the pistol's owner, Jagdeep Singh, had stated that the pistol was planted by showing that it was recovered from near Dara Studio.
  • Sukhija alleged that "total case property has been planted upon Brandy for vested reasons" and that the bullet jacket extracted from the victim's body does not match with an empty cartridge shown recovered from the spot.
  • The defence counsel argued that no identification parade had been conducted in the case and that only one witness, Karan Kad, who claimed to be passing by the spot on a motorcycle on the fateful night, was not known to Brandy and thus cannot identify the fleeing away assailant.

Statistics:

  • December 4, 2005: The night of the murder of Sukhwinderjit Singh.
  • December 8, 2005: The day the pistol was reportedly recovered by the police.
  • February 23: The next date of hearing in the case.

Sources:

  • The Indian Express Online Media Ltd.