Via PTI
FEROZEPUR: A Congress employee who was once attacked in a village right here over a fortnight in the past succumbed to his accidents at a sanatorium on Tuesday, following which police added homicide fee to the FIR filed within the case.
Former Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and a few of his birthday party colleagues demanded motion towards the culprits and alleged that Aam Aadmi Birthday party (AAP) employees had been in the back of the assault.
The Congress employee, Iqbal Singh (53), a resident of Kassoana village right here, was once attacked through 3 folks with bricks on March 12, two days after the Punjab Meeting ballot effects had been declared.
Iqbal Singh was once grievously injured within the incident and was once admitted to Guru Gobind Singh Clinical School in Faridkot.
His situation remained important and he breathed his closing on Tuesday, police mentioned.
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Zira Sadar police station, Balraj Singh mentioned the accused have been booked underneath more than a few sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in an FIR that was once registered on March 13 at the foundation of a criticism lodged through the deceased’s brother, Good friend Singh.
Now, Segment 302 (homicide) of the IPC has been added to the FIR, he mentioned.
“A manhunt has been introduced to nab the accused and they are going to be arrested very quickly,” the ASI mentioned.
Sidhu visited Iqbal Singh’s place of dwelling and demanded a central authority task for certainly one of his members of the family.
In a chain of tweets, he mentioned, “Congress employee brutally overwhelmed to demise in zira constituency”.
Visited his house in village kasowana the place his useless frame was once introduced, took up the topic with the management.
Culprits must be arrested, sufferer’s circle of relatives must be given a government task!” “Justice behind schedule is justice denied ! Culprits (AAP Goons) must be booked and arrested straight away,” he mentioned.
Congress chief and previous Punjab minister Pargat Singh steered Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann to make sure rapid arrest of the accused.
“I attraction to @BhagwantMann to make sure the rapid arrest of the 3 accused @AAPPunjab employees who led a murderous assault on Congress employee Iqbal Singh,a Dalit of Village Kassoana (Police Station Zira) on twelfth March straight away after election effects,” he tweeted.
“The sufferer has succumbed to his accidents these days and the accused are nonetheless roaming loose. Punjab has no longer voted for this “trade”,” he mentioned in every other tweet.
Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira tweeted mentioned he was once “saddened” through the scoop of Iqbal Singh’s demise.
Blaming AAP employees for the assault, he mentioned he was hoping this is not the “badlav” (trade) that the ruling birthday party promised.
Zira Congress MLA Kulbir Singh additionally demanded that the culprits be arrested straight away.
“Iqbal was once attacked through the accused with an purpose to kill him. I beg CM Bhagwant Mann to make sure justice,” he mentioned.