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5mo ago

Chandigarh Court Rejects Police Closure in 2017 Akansh Sen Killing, Orders Fresh Probe

The judge flagged contradictory police records, directing investigators to reconcile the crime branch report that places the absconding suspect in Canada with steps toward extradition.

Akansh Sen (HT File)

Overview

  • The Chief Judicial Magistrate refused to accept the UT police ‘untraced’ report and on December 8 returned the file for further investigation.
  • The investigating officer was told to examine the crime branch submission stating Balraj Singh Randhawa is in Canada with extradition proceedings underway.
  • The court ordered the case file to be routed through the Chandigarh SSP and directed the concerned SHO to submit a final investigation report at the earliest.
  • The order cited a procedural lapse after the DSP (Central) accepted the untraced closure in July 2025 despite a contradictory crime branch filing in another court.
  • Randhawa has been absconding since the 2017 BMW hit-and-run that killed Akansh Sen, while co-accused Harmehtab Singh was convicted and given life imprisonment in 2019.