Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a charge sheet against three hardened criminals for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police officer in Kathua district three months ago, an official said on Tuesday.
On April 2, Sub-Inspector Deepak Sharma lost his life in an encounter with criminals at the Government Medical College campus in Kathua district.
While the main accused Vasudev alias Shannu was also killed in the brief shootout, several of his associates, including some residents of Punjab, managed to escape taking advantage of the darkness.
After strenuous and hectic efforts, a Special Investigation Team succeeded in arresting three criminals - Himanshu Bassi, Teja and Jasvir Singh - from Punjab, while the search for three absconding accused is on.
The official said Punjab Police, based on leads provided by Crime Branch Jammu, traced and arrested another accused from Jalandhar, Rohit Kumar alias Makhan, a resident of RS Pura, Jammu, who is among half a dozen Was evading arrest in cases.
He said the crime branch will soon take his custody from Punjab Police for further questioning.
The official said that after the completion of the investigation, a preliminary charge sheet was filed against Bassi, Teja and Singh in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kathua, which proved the offense against them.
Officials said that all three accused are currently in judicial custody.
He said that the initial investigation of the case was conducted by the Kathua Police Station for about a month and thereafter the case was transferred to the Special Crime Branch, Crime Branch Jammu, which constituted a SIT to investigate the case and bring the culprits to book. Did.
On April 2, Sub-Inspector Deepak Sharma lost his life in an encounter with criminals at the Government Medical College campus in Kathua district.
While the main accused Vasudev alias Shannu was also killed in the brief shootout, several of his associates, including some residents of Punjab, managed to escape taking advantage of the darkness.
After strenuous and hectic efforts, a Special Investigation Team succeeded in arresting three criminals - Himanshu Bassi, Teja and Jasvir Singh - from Punjab, while the search for three absconding accused is on.
The official said Punjab Police, based on leads provided by Crime Branch Jammu, traced and arrested another accused from Jalandhar, Rohit Kumar alias Makhan, a resident of RS Pura, Jammu, who is among half a dozen Was evading arrest in cases.
He said the crime branch will soon take his custody from Punjab Police for further questioning.
The official said that after the completion of the investigation, a preliminary charge sheet was filed against Bassi, Teja and Singh in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kathua, which proved the offense against them.
Officials said that all three accused are currently in judicial custody.
He said that the initial investigation of the case was conducted by the Kathua Police Station for about a month and thereafter the case was transferred to the Special Crime Branch, Crime Branch Jammu, which constituted a SIT to investigate the case and bring the culprits to book. Did.