CHANDIGARH, Feb 22: Two Punjab Police personnel were found shot dead at a police checkpost in Gurdaspur district near the Indo-Pak border on Sunday.
According to police, the deceased were identified as assistant sub inspector Gurnam Singh and home guard Ashok Kumar, who were posted in Adhian about 2 km from the border.
The bodies were found inside the checkpost room, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Dorangla police station in Gurdaspur, Banarsi Dass, said over the phone, adding the matter is being investigated.
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“My younger brother, who visited the spot, said that our father (Gurnam) was in a sitting position on a chair while another police official was lying on a bench. Both had sustained bullet injury to their heads,” Gurnam Singh’s son Sandeep Singh told reporters.
Posters purportedly from an outfit calling itself Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan (TTH) were circulating on social media, claiming responsibility for the killing of the two cops. The police, however, declined to comment on them.
Replying to a question, the SHO said that the ammunition provided to the cops was intact.
Such police posts, maintained by the Punjab Police in close coordination with the Border Security Force, act as the second line of defence, he added.
“I was there at the post till 11.30 pm. In the morning, when they did not pick up the phone till 7:30, we reached there,” the SHO said, adding that CCTV camera footage of the area is being checked.
Meanwhile, CCTV footage emerged in which unidentified men on two motorcycles could be seen near the police checkpost. The footage was stated to be of around 1:30 am.
While the ASI’s body was later found lying on a chair with both his hands in his pockets, the other cop was on a cot in a sleeping position.
Notably, the area near village of Adhian is prone to smuggling of heroin and weapons through drones from across the border.
The Border Security Force and the Punjab Police maintain strict vigilance in this area to check smuggling of narcotics, arms and ammunition through drones. (PTI)
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