DSGMC to move High Court in Gurpreet Singh Murder Case
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) will now move the High Court in Gurpreet Singh murder case, it said on Friday.
The move came after Section 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) has been removed against the accused in the Gurpreet Singh Murder Case by the Saket Court, New Delhi.
A 21-year-old man, Gurpreet Singh was killed and his friend was seriously injured when a car allegedly hit their bike in the small hours after an argument with the vehicle’s driver in Safdarjung Enclave over smoking.
The accused, who was arrested on charges of intention of murder were framed against him, said the police.
According to the police, around 4 a.m, Gurpreet Singh and his 22-year-old friend Maninder Singh, residents of Shahbad Dairy, were doing a recce for their college project near the AIIMS and the Safdarjung Hospital when accused Rohit Krishna Mahanto started quarrelling with them.
“We were working on our ‘Life of people on footpath in Delhi’ after which we stopped to eat something. This man was drunk and started blowing cigarette smoke in our face. We objected as we are Sikhs and smoking is against our religious beliefs,” said Maninder.
All the injured were immediately rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre where Gurpreet battled for life for two days but died due to his injuries.
-PTC News
