Aman Zutshi
The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday said that they have nabbed a land grabber and have suspended Chowki officer in a murder case that took place in Greater Kailash area of Jammu, due to land dispute.
The police has apprehended land encroacher Gola Shah and has put on suspension Chowki Officer Puneet Sharma allegedly in the murder case of the youth, who has been identified as Avtar Singh resident of Greater Kailash of Jammu.
The sources have said that the incident took place when some unidentified goons entered in the plot of the deceased Avtar Singh and badly thrashed him, following which he sustained severe head injuries in the presence of Chowki Officer, Puneet Sharma and his police team. Later, he succumbed to his wounds.
“In 2004, we purchased this land and we have land record documents also. The Chowki Officer is involved with goons and forcefully entered our land”, deceased Avtar Singh found saying in a video report.
SSP Jammu Vinod Kumar taking hard stand in Greater Kailash land dispute Murder case of Avtar Singh (38-39) ordered suspension of Chowki Officer Puneet Sharma.
However, the local police earlier nabbed land snatcher Gola Shah and arrested Parshottam, who is the key accused. The family of the deceased has alleged that the suspended police officer has taken a huge bribe to aid land snatchers.
Sources have said that more arrests of influential people will follow as a probe is going on in this matter.
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of malice, such as in the case of voluntary manslaughter brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. Involuntary manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but the most attenuated guilty intent, recklessness.
Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus believe that a person convicted of murder should receive harsh punishments for the purposes of retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation. In most countries, a person convicted of murder generally receives a long-term prison sentence, a life sentence, or capital punishment.
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