The FIR was once registered in opposition to then head constable Jagroop Singh (now retired), head constable Rajinder Buddy Singh and SPO Ajit Singh.

“Whilst Rajinder Buddy Singh is now serving as an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in Khanna Police, Ajit Singh is a head constable posted at Ludhiana rural Police Traces,” stated inspector Rupinder Kaur, SHO of Sadar Raikot police station, the place the FIR has been registered.

Previous, the Ludhiana rural police had given a blank chit to the 3 law enforcement officials and stated that the weapon was once misplaced because of their “carelessness” they usually had no different ill-intention. The law enforcement officials had been additionally ordered to deposit double the volume of the weapon’s value and ammunition. Then again, the place of work of Director Basic of Police (DGP) rejected this order and ordered registration of FIR in opposition to the law enforcement officials.

The topic got here to the fore in 2004 after the dep. carried out an audit of the guns. They discovered a stengun together with 20 bullets that had long gone lacking in 1997, following which an investigation was once initiated.

All over investigation, it was once discovered that the stengun together with the bullets had been issued to a few law enforcement officials who had been deputed within the safety of Manjit Singh of Jagraon street of Raikot. Then again, they misplaced the weapon. The dep. attempted to track the weapon nevertheless it was once by no means discovered.