A gangster turned politician Jaswinder Singh alias Rocky
was shot dead today at around 9.45am near Parwanoo on the way from Simla to
Chandigarh where he was on a vacation on the hills.
He is said to be shot by his rival gang.
Parwanoo is on Simla Kalka highway.
He was reported to be fired from close range.
By scanning CCTV footage, it was revealed that the
assailants came in two different vehicles. Two by car and two in motorcycle. The
two in the car fired on him,while two on the motorcycle picked up the empty
shells of bullets.
The assailants have been identified and will be
apprehended soon, According to Inspector General of Police (Southern Range) SZH
Zaidi.
Solan SP Anjum Ara rushed to the spot to inspect the
crime.
Rocky was in his Toyata Fortuner car.
Stormy career of past
Rocky was involved in high profile crimes such as murder
of another gangster Prabhjit Singh Dimpy in Lake Club, Chandigarh in 2006.
Organiser of many gangs in Punjab, he had very close
links with criminals in Utter Pradesh also.
In 2012, he had unsuccessfully contested elections from Fazilka
as independent candidate, and secured around 30000 votes.
(Author: Ramesh Kumar Jajoo
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(Author: Ramesh Kumar Jajoo
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