Mohali, A Special CBI court in Mohali on Thursday sentenced former senior superintendent of police Gurmeet Singh Randhawa to five years’ imprisonment in connection with the disappearance of a transporter in Ludhiana in 1992.
At the time of the crime, Randhawa was a deputy superintendent of police in Tarn Taran. Three other accused, assistant sub-inspector Jaswant Singh, sub-inspector Surinder Singh, inspector Suba Singh and former Tarn Taran SSP Ajit Singh Sandhu died during the trial. Later, the apex court ordered a CBI probe into allegations of illegal cremation of unidentified bodies by the Punjab Police during the militancy period.
Randhawa’s conviction on Wednesday came nearly 34 years after the disappearance of transporter Amrik Singh Sakri, who was picked up by the police from a wedding hall in Ludhiana. On November 25, 1992, police picked up Sakri while he was attending the wedding of his brother-in-law’s daughter.
Both sentences will run concurrently. Advocate Pushpinder Singh Natt, the counsel from the victim’s side, said the court awarded Randhawa five-year imprisonment under Section 365 along with a fine of ₹ 50,000. He also received a two-year sentence under Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code and was fined ₹ 25,000.
