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Jaito (Faridkot), July 29
A local industrialist was shot dead by two unidentified members of a gang this evening. The incident took place in front of a rice mill belonging to the deceased, Ravinder alias Pappu Kochhar.
Kochhar was waiting in his car for the gate of his mill to be opened when the assailants, who came in a Swift Dzire car, fired three shots at him. Kochhar owned several rice mills and two schools.
The murder is said to be the handiwork of a gang of extortionists. On February 7, three gangsters had taken away a car from Kochhar. The police had booked gangsters Bunty Dhillon (25), Jumpy Don (21) and Sema Behbal Kalan. Fearing for his life, Kochhar had not lodged a complaint with the police. However, taking suo motu notice of the incident, the police had registered a case on the complaint of the Jaito SHO and booked the three. The car was found abandoned in a Moga village after a week.
Bunty and Jumpy had allegedly committed suicide during a police encounter near a village in Dabwali town (Haryana) last month.
Belonging to Jaito area, both these youths were facing over 24 criminal cases. Both were members of Ranjit Singh-Gurbax Singh gang of Sewewala in Jaito.
While Dr Nanak Singh, SSP, refused to comment on the identity of the culprits behind the killing, sources said Kochhar’s denial of extortion money to the gangsters led to the murder.
The SSP said the police were yet to register an FIR. Deceased’s brother Narinder Kochhar accused the police of failing to provide security to him despite threats to his life.
