ROAD BLOCKADE STAGED FOR TWO HOURS WITH THE BODY OF AJAY ATWAL

Raj Sadosh/Abohar.

Following the fatal shooting of Ajay Kumar Atwal of Sant Nagar, Abohar resulting in his death during the treatment, his body was brought from the PGI Chandigarh here after a post-mortem examination. Hundreds of people participated in the funeral procession that carried the banner reading “Ajay Kumar Atwal Amar Rahey”. The body was taken from the Civil Hospital to the Shaheed Chowk outside the Sadar Bazar where hundreds of people staged a sit-in protest and blocked the terminal.

Ajay was shot in public outside the Bhagwan Valmiki Mandir on September 27. He was subsequently admitted to a hospital, but succumbed to bullet injuries on October 19. Seeking justice for the deceased, his family and supporters held a continuous sit-in protest—keeping his body at the hospital mortuary—and demanded strict action against those who shot him, as well as other involved suspects. When the police administration failed to arrest the accused, the family approached the High Court. Following the HC’s, a post-mortem was conducted at PGI, and the last rites were performed today.

Meanwhile, after a two-hour protest, the administration assured justice, prompting the family to proceed with the final funeral procession. The last rites were performed late this evening at the main cremation ground.

The victim’s family demanded action against the perpetrators of the murder as per the statement given by Ajay at the hospital before his death. The family related the murder to the evidence given in a much talked murder of Bhim Tank of the same locality in December 2015 and demanded investigation by an independent agency.