Report V
INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO THE POLICE IN-ACTION IN THE CASE OF
MURDER OF A YOUTH OF PANCHKULA.
CHANDIGARH
15.6.2001
With heavy heart, the Lawyers For Human Rights International,
expresses concern at the murder of Sandeep Kumar(21), son of Karam
Chand, a city resident on May 21, 2001.
The investigation into the murder of Sandeep Kumar, a 21 years
old youth of Chandigarh in Panchkula on May 21, 2001 was conducted
by a team of Lawyers For Human Rights International, consisting
of Tejinder Singh Sudan, District President of the Chandigarh
Unit, Arunjeev Singh Walia and Yogesh Kumar Vinayak.
The deceased Sandeep Kumar, aged around 21 years, was living with
his parents and younger brother at House No.695-B, Sector 46-A,
Chandigarh. He was the elder son of Karam Chand and Kaushalya Devi.
He was supervising the construction work of his aunt’s house
at H.No.537, Sector 19, Panchkula. On May 20, 2001 he went to H.No.537,
Sector 19, Panchkula at about 7.30 a.m. But did not return back.
On May 21, 2001, his mother was informed through telephone by the
Panchkula police that the dead body of her son Sandeep Kumar was
found lying on the railway track near Sector 19, Panchkula. Her
younger son Rakesh Kumar went to the spot alongwith one of their
neighbour. They found that the dead body of the deceased bore injuries
on the head, face, knees and heels of his feet and from every angle
it was looking like a cold blooded murder. The broken buttons of
his trousers and blood oozing out from his mouth and other parts
were indicative of forcible act with him. But the police did not
take any action on the ground that it was a suicide. The parents
of the deceased suspected the involvement of one of their relative
Chanchal (her sister’s son) into his murder. It was learnt
that the deceased had taken drinks alongwith Chanchal and one person
called Pardhan in House NO.537, Sector 19, Panchkula till 11 p.m.
on the ill-fated night, but how and who killed him is yet to be
investigated. But the Panchkula police closed this case as a suicide
and have even failed to register the F.I.R. of murder. The mother
of the deceased is a distressed lady as her husband had become mentally
retarded few years ago in a road accident and their is no male member
to look after the entire family. She has made many representations
to Senior Police authorities inclduing the Director-General of Police,
Haryana seeking their indulgence in getting the truth behind the
cold blooded murder of her son, Sandeep Kumar. The body strongly
recommend that the Panckula police should register an F.I.R. under
Section 302 IPC against the guilty accused after thorough investigation
into the offence.
ACTION TAKEN BY LHRI
Our organisation sent the copies of the report to the Senior
Superintendent of Police, Panchkula, besides other concerned authorities
and proper action was taken by the authorities concerned in the
matter.
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