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CBI Court Sentences Five Retd Police Officers to Life Imprisonment with a Fine of Rs. 3.5 Lakh each in a Fake/Stage Managed Encounter Case
The Ld. Court of Special Judge-II, CBI, Punjab, Mohali today, i.e. 04.08.2025 has sentenced 5 accused retired Police Officers namely-Bhupinderjit Singh, DSP (Retired as SSP), Devinder Singh, ASI (Retired as DSP), Gulbarg Singh, ASI (Retired as Inspector), Suba Singh, Inspector (Retired as Inspector) and Raghubir Singh, ASI (Retired as SI) to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 3.5 lakh each in a Fake/Stage Managed Encounter Case.
This case was registered on 30.06.1999 by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), SIU-XVI, Jammu by conversion of PE05(S) 1999/SIU-XV/CHG, which was registered on the basis of order dated 12.12.1996 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Criminal Writ Petition No. 497 of 1995 titled as Mrs. Paramjit Kaur v/s State of Punjab. The case was registered against Gurdev Singh, Inspr/SHO PS Sirhali, Gulberg Singh, ASI PS Sirhali, Devinder Singh, ASI PS Sirhali and others on the allegation of abduction and killing of Shinder Singh by accused police officers.
On completion of investigation, it was established that Shinder Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Desa Singh (all SPOs of Punjab Police) were abducted by police party led by Inspector Gurdev Singh, SHO P.S. Sirhali on 27.06.1993. Similarly, Balkar Singh@ Kala was also abducted on the said date. Apart from this, Sarabjit Singh@ Saba and Harwinder Singh were abducted by Suba Singh, SHO P.S Verowal in July, 1993. Thereafter, on 12.07.1993, Shinder Singh, Desa Singh, Balkar Singh alongwith one Mangal Singh were
killed in a fake/stage managed encounter by police party led by DSP Bhupinderjit Singh and officials of P.S. Sirhali. Consequently, on 28.07.1993, Sukhdev Singh, SarabjitSingh@Saba and Harwinder Singh were killed in a fake/stage managed encounter by police party led by DSP Bhupinderjit Singh and officials of P.S. Verowal.
CBI filed the chargesheet in the case on 31.05.2002 against following 10 accused police officers:
DSP Bhupinderjit Singh, ASI Devinder Singh, ASI Gulbarg Singh, Inspr. Suba Singh, ASI Raghubir Singh. Inspr. Gurdev Singh (Passed away during the trial), SI Gian Chand (Passed away during the trial), ASI Jagir Singh (Passed away during the trial), HC Mohinder Singh (Passed away during the trial), HC Aroor Singh (Passed away during the trial),
On 01.08.2025, the CBI Court convicted five accused persons and today i.e. 04.08.2025 pronounced the Quantum of Sentence.
