HC seeks fresh report on Nabha jailbreak

Chandigarh, December 3

Nabha jailbreak case escapee Kulpreet Singh Deol alias Neeta Deol has not been arrested so far, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was told. Taking a note of the assertion, Justice MMS Bedi called for a fresh status report on December 19.

As the case came up for resumed hearing, an affidavit by Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Gurmeet Singh Chauhan was placed on record. It said he has neither been arrested nor detained by the police authorities. Rather, he was still absconding.

The information came after Deol’s father moved the High Court for protection.

In his petition argued by SPS Sidhu, Surjit Singh had sought issuance of direction to the State of Punjab and other respondents to provide protection to him and his son.

Directions were also sought for ordering a thorough probe into the case.

Surjit Singh also expressed apprehension that his son might be killed in a fake encounter.

Harminder Singh Mintoo, Kashmir Singh, Amandeep Dhothian, Vicky Gounder, Gurpreet Sekhon and Kulpreet were freed by a group of armed men. They had stormed the high security jail at Nabha in Patiala district on Sunday. — TNS