Two men, one woman held in Fazilka cop murder case

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ABOHAR: With the arrest of two men and a woman, Fazilka police on Saturday claimed to have cracked the murder case of sub-inspector (SI) Gurvinder Singh, who was shot dead in Abohar town in Fazilka district on Thursday night.
The accused include a woman who the deceased was having an illicit relationship with and her son and brother.
Accused Namandeep Singh alias Pintu, his mother Vijay Luxmi and maternal uncle Vikramjit, all residents of Abohar town, were produced in a court, which remanded them in police custody for four days.
A fourth accused, Karamjit Singh alias Karma, is on the run. The case had been registered under sections 302 (murder), 34 (common intention) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Arms Act.
The deceased was said to be in an illicit relationship with Luxmi.
SSP Harjit Singh said Namandeep shot at Gurwinder three times from an illegal weapon..
The accused were identified through the call details of deceased and CCTV footage collected from around the crime scene.
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