Crime News: There was enmity in jail for pulling a beard, three arrested in murder case

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Police on Wednesday arrested the main accused in the murder of notorious gangster Ranjit Singh outside Durga Puja pandal in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur. Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said that Sarabjit Singh alias Chhabu, a resident of Gurdaspur district of Punjab, was accused of murder in jail. There was enmity between the two who were in jail.

According to the jail administration, Ranjit, a member of the Amarnath Singh gang, had once pulled Sarabjit’s beard, both of them were in jail. The beard of the Sikh community, an important religious symbol, hurt Sarabjit’s sentiments and plotted to kill Ranjit after the two were released from prison. Police said Ranjeet was going with his daughter to a Durga Puja pandal in Telco area of ​​the city on October 3.

The officer said that the police had earlier arrested two persons in connection with the murder. He said that search is on for the fourth accused who is absconding. Two guns and a motorcycle used in the crime have been recovered, he said. Ranjit had several criminal cases against him, including murder cases and some under the Arms Act. Police said Sarabjit is also under trial in various cases.

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Police on Wednesday arrested the main accused in the murder of notorious gangster Ranjit Singh outside Durga Puja pandal in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur. Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said that Sarabjit Singh alias Chhabu, a resident of Gurdaspur district of Punjab, was accused of murder in jail. There was enmity between the two who were in jail.

According to the jail administration, Ranjit, a member of the Amarnath Singh gang, had once pulled Sarabjit’s beard, both of them were in jail. The beard of the Sikh community, an important religious symbol, hurt Sarabjit’s sentiments and plotted to kill Ranjit after the two were released from prison. Police said Ranjeet was going with his daughter to a Durga Puja pandal in Telco area of ​​the city on October 3.

The officer said that the police had earlier arrested two persons in connection with the murder. He said that search is on for the fourth accused who is absconding. Two guns and a motorcycle used in the crime have been recovered, he said. Ranjit had several criminal cases against him, including murder cases and some under the Arms Act. Police said Sarabjit is also under trial in various cases.