Punjab gangster Bhagwanpuria's mother, cousin killed: Kin refuse to cremate bodies, allege political conspiracy
The family alleged political motives behind the killings, naming a Member of Parliament and a liquor contractor.
The protest was lifted after nearly four hours, only after police assured them of a swift investigation within one week. The bodies will be cremated on Sunday.
Police, meanwhile, formed multiple teams to probe the case, and CCTV footage was being scanned to identify and nab the assailants who opened fire on Bhagwanpuria's mother Harjit Kaur (52) and his cousin Karanvir Singh on Thursday night.
Harjit Kaur's sister Rajwinder Kaur, sarpanch of Bhagwanpur village, alleged, 'The MP and his son had earlier threatened her family for opposing them in elections and resisting to cooperate in liquor trade activities. My son was threatened multiple times on the road by the MP's son, who warned him not to contest elections or support anyone against them.'
Rajwinder Kaur claimed that police protection provided to her son Gagandeep Singh was withdrawn under political pressure. 'Fearing for his life, we sent him abroad,' she said, adding, 'Harjit and Karanvir were identified and targeted after they were seen in Bhagwanpur village.'
She alleged, 'The shooters informed their local associates after the killings, saying 'The job is done'.'
Police have provided protection to Rajwinder after she lodged a complaint and made public statements.
Police officers said that they were examining the allegations and that all individuals named in the complaint would be investigated. Earlier, a social media post claimed that the Bambiha group murdered Harjit and Karanvir.
When asked about the claim, police parried the question by saying investigations were underway. However, the Bambiha group denied involvement in the killings in a social media statement, 'Mothers belong to everyone. This was wrong.'
No official response has yet been issued by the MP or his family.
Harjit, who hails from Bhagwanpur, had been living in Batala in a rented house for the past two to three years.
The bike-borne assailants fired upon their car on the Qadian Road in Punjab's Batala, in which Karanvir was declared dead at the Batala Civil Hospital, while Harjit Kaur was referred to a hospital in Amritsar. She later succumbed to the bullet injuries.
In March, jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria was detained by the Narcotics Control Bureau under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT NDPS) Act and shifted from the central jail in Bathinda to Assam's Silchar jail.
Bhagwanpuria was already in the custody of the Punjab Police in the 2022 singer Sidhu Moosewala murder case.
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