AMRITSAR: A Tarn Taran police sub inspector Surjit Singh claims to have killed around 40 youth during hey days of militancy in Punjab.
While talking to TOI on Tuesday Surjit Singh said “I think I must have killed around 35 to 40 terrorists in one to one police encounters”.
The sub inspector had attracted media attention after he claimed to have killed 83 youth in police encounters including fake encounters and had even approached SSP Tarn Taran office to expose ‘truth’ where he was reportedly thrashed.
He said he wanted to expose the ‘truth’ before public as he couldn’t bear anymore to confine it to himself.
He said ever since he had exposed his and police departments deed before media he had been getting threat calls from various quarters. “The policemen on whom I have blamed will not leave me, I need protection from government besides I have also demanded CBI probe into the killings “said he.
Surjit had joined police force in 1989 as a constable. What surprise him most is that why he was quickly promoted as SHO of a police station Mehta where he was posted as constable. “I don’t know why I was promoted quickly “said he while denying that he was under pressure to kill innocent youth branding them as terrorists.
While denying the allegations of Surjit, SSP Tarn Taran Rajjit Singh said that when he had come to meet him he was under the influence of liquor which was also established in his medical examination report. He said Surjit was talking about incidents of more than 20 years ago for which various inquires had been conducted. He said as a disciplinary action he had been suspended.
Meanwhile human right organizations have got a god send opportunity to nail the police officer upon whom they had been leveling charges of fake encounters during militancy in Punjab. President of Khalra Mission Committee Paramjit Kaur Khalra said “Earlier we used to blame on policemen for extra judicial killings now a policeman have voluntary come forward claiming that he had been killing youth in fake encounters, government should listen to him and hold an inquiry”. Vice Chairman of Punjab Human Rights Commission Kirpal Singh Randhawa Tarn Taran cop claims to have killed 40 youth in police encounters during militancy in Punjab.