Jupinderjit Singh
Tribune news service
Chandigarh, October 17
Punjab police have claimed that Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Bhikhiwind, who was shot and killed by two assailants on Friday, had a negligible threat perception.
After providing him with security for more than three decades for his fight against terrorism, the Punjab police had withdrawn three of his four gunmen in July 2017 and the only security guard left with him in late March this year. .
Braveheart cremated
- Comrade Balwinder Singh was cremated in the Tarn Taran district on Saturday
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The Tarn Taran administration assured the family of the deceased that it would act quickly in case of
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The administration also assured them about their application for a government job for a family member.
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The district police have provided three armed men for the family.
The police reasoned that Balwinder Singh had no threat to his life and the police needed additional force to fight COVID-19.
The security threat perception analysis is under scrutiny as Balwinder Singh was shot and killed in just over six months after the security pullout. There were at least 42 recorded attacks against him by terrorists during the conflict-ravaged days in Punjab. “He had not received any threats in recent years nor was there any indication of an attack or its mention in any list of victims,” said a senior police official, justifying the withdrawal of security.
“We are investigating more about what happened in the recent past,” he added.
Meanwhile, Jagdish Kaur, Balwinder Singh’s wife, said that they had been meeting regularly with police officers at the police headquarters to resume security, but to no avail.
While the family alleges that Balwinder was shot by terrorists, affiliated with the Sikh Referendum 2020, police say they are also investigating the incident from other angles, including personal enmity.
