Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
A key suspect in the murder of a woman in Patiala (Punjab) was arrested by the city crime branch and railway police after he arrived at the railway station. The main suspect, Gurvinder Singh alias Goldie Nachhattar Singh (34), had been absconding along with two others since the crime.
According to police, the incident took place in Rongla village on February 19, when 58-year-old Baljeet Kaur was on her way to the fields. At that time, three persons, including the son of the village sarpanch, allegedly assaulted her brutally on the road, leaving her critically injured. She later succumbed to her injuries.
The incident triggered large-scale protests in Patiala district. Relatives and villagers refused to take custody of the body until the accused were arrested, putting considerable pressure on the Punjab Police.
Arrest at city railway station
Punjab police later received information that the main suspect, Gurvinder Singh, was travelling towards Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar through the Sachkhand Express on March 8.
Following the tip-off, Punjab police sought assistance from the commissioner of police (CP) Pravin Pawar. Acting on the instructions of the CP and the deputy commissioner of police Ratnakar Navle, a team led by senior police inspector Gajanan Kalyankar and PSI Abhijit Chikhlikar along with his team laid a trap at the railway station along with government railway police (GRP) officers led by API Prashant Gambhirrao.
As soon as the train arrived, the suspect attempted to flee, but the police team swiftly apprehended him before he could escape. A team from the Punjab Police arrived in the city on March 9 and took him into custody for further investigation.