Overview
- Punjab Police said Inderjit Singh was arrested in Amritsar, leaving two suspects in custody and a third, 19-year-old Ranjit Singh, dead in a disputed encounter.
- Police maintain Ranjit fled custody and opened fire before being shot near Puranashala, while his family alleges he was earlier picked up from home and that village CCTV DVRs were removed.
- The family has refused to accept the body and seeks an independent post-mortem at PGIMER Chandigarh or AIIMS Delhi along with a CBI probe into the encounter.
- In custody, accused Dilawar Singh told reporters that Ranjit and Inderjit fired on the two policemen and he asked for a fresh autopsy by PGIMER.
- Political pressure escalated as Congress and SAD leaders visited the family, BJP’s state chief sought an impartial inquiry, and a PIL in the Punjab and Haryana High Court requested data on recent encounter deaths and CBI-led probes.