http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/probe-amritsar-jail-shootout-demands-kac-dal-khalsa/24915
Friday, 15 October 2010
AMRITSAR: The Khalsa Action Committee and Dal Khalsa took strong note of the shoot out incident occurred at Amritsar Central jail premises in which an unknown miscreant shot and injured Navtej Singh an alleged assassin of infamous nihang and police cat Ajit Singh Poolha.
KAC chairman Bhai Mohkam Singh and Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh today visited the Guru Nanak hospital to inquire about the condition of Navtej Singh, who received bullet injury on his left shoulder.
Demanding a high level inquiry either by Session Judge or Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar to ascertain the facts, they also talked with Jail Minister Hira Singh Gabria on phone and apprise him of the situation.
“Although his condition is out of danger and he is in high spirits (charhdi kala) but the matter is serious and as the weapon has been smuggled in the jail to harm him”. There’s some conspiracy behind the incident, they said.
The doctor attending him confirmed about the bullet mark, they claimed and added that Navtej Singh himself told them that in the evening at 6 PM as he came out of barrack after doing weight lifting exercise, someone with face covered fired a bullet on him.
Sikh Students Federation president Manjit Singh Bhoma condemned the deadly incident. He blamed the jail authorities for covering up the entire incident.
Navtej Singh Guggu
From SikhiWiki
Navtej Singh "Guggu" - resident of Dharmpura Colony, Batala, District Gurdaspur 6 months ago Navtej Singh battered BJP leader Naresh Mahajan. He is a living Sikh martyr and his name will be written in the list of Great Sikh Martyrs.
What prompted them to do Ajit Poohla kaand?
A book by Baljit Singh Khalsa, editor of Fatehnama, named "Hindustani Attwaad" was recovered from the jail. This book mentions many of the Phoola's mideeds and atrocities carried out upon Sikh families, such as that of Shaheed Bhai Balwinder Singh Jattana Babbar.
Phoola and his armed brigade raided the house of Jattana in the wee hours of August 29 , 1991, and burnt alive four women, Jasmer Kaur (chachi), Dawarki Kaur (grandmother), Manpreet Kaur (a class VII student) and Harsimranjit Kaur, a six-year-old handicapped girl.
In what was probably no co-incidence Phoola's death came exactly 17 years to the day that Phoola and his gang committed this inhumane act. He died in the exact same manner as had his victims, no doubt screaming as had his victims.
How it happened
As Harchand Singh doused Ajit Phoola with petrol removed from the prison generator, Navtej Singh waiting with a scrap of cloth which he had already lit, threw it onto Phoola, setting him ablaze.
Current Situation
On August 28, the police had taken Navtej Singh Guggu and Bhai Harchand Singh in remand for 3 days. Normally they would have been presented in court on August 31, but they were presented a day earlier. Thus on the 30th of August Navtej Singh and Harchand Singh were presented in court.
In court, Navtej Singh stated that he has no regrets killing Ajit Phoola.
Despite police attempts to intervene, both brave Sikhs, in front of the judge, were presented with siropas by Bhai Amrik Singh of Damdami Taksal, Ajnala who had somehow managed to be in court despite the last minute shift in their appearance.
As Navtej Singh & Harchand Singh were being ushered back, slogans of "Dusht Phoola Murdabad" echoed outside the court.