Known for his hyperlinks with radical terrorist group Babbar Khalsa, he entered Punjab police clout working as tout.
Gurmit Singh Pinky, the controversial Punjab Police “CAT” cop, died at a hospital in Chandigarh, Wednesday. His father a financial institution supervisor in Patiala, Pinky hailed from a center class household and accomplished his commencement from Khalsa College, Patiala earlier than household moved base to Chandigarh.
Known for his hyperlinks with radical terrorist group Babbar Khalsa, he entered Punjab police clout working as tout. Close to former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini since militancy interval, Pinky was enrolled as constable in 1988 and was promoted 5 instances until 1994 and have become inspector.
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A report by a senior police official had additionally credited him for fixing Punjab CM Beant Singh assassination case and encounters with a number of terrorists. He was accompanied by gunmen with AK-47 rifles whereas residing in Maya Nagar, Ludhiana for some years.
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Pinky and his gunmen had allegedly shot lifeless a Sikh youth Avtar Singh alias Gola on January 7, 2001. Pinky was convicted for homicide and sentenced to life imprisonment.
However, he used to get frequent paroles and was additionally reinstated in Punjab Police regardless of conviction which had raised many eyebrows and had reinstated the truth that he was the blue eyed boy of many senior Punjab Police officers. He married twice and his second spouse was a school lecturer.
Owning a sprawling farmhouse close to Landran in Mohali, Pinky had as soon as mentioned, “The crops and cattle are now running my home. Now I am an agriculturist.”
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First revealed on: 26-10-2023 at 10:12 IST
