Nagar, brothers declared as proclaimed offenders

JAMMU, Oct 21: Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Jammu, Y P Bourney today issued a proclamation declaring all three contractor brothers—Choudhary Nagar Singh, Rakesh Singh and Ujjagar (Jaggar) Singh as proclaimed offenders (Ishtihari Mujrim) and directed that the proclamation should be pasted in towns, villages and houses and published in Government gazette and local dailies.

The Special Investigating Team (SIT), probing Amandeep murder case and fudging of weapon of offence and related crimes by arrested police and FSL officials and Choudhary brothers, had moved an application before the CJM few days back seeking declaration of three brothers as proclaimed offenders under Section 87 CrPC as they had been evading arrest for the past over one month.

Sources described declaration of three influential contractors as proclaimed offenders as a major achievement of DIG Jammu-Kathua range Farooq Khan headed SIT which carried out investigations in the case in a professional manner and was about to present the challan in the case in the court of law within the next few days.

The CJM Jammu order said: "a complaint has been made before me that Nagar Singh alias Nago, Rakesh Singh and Jaggar Singh, sons of Kohla Ram, residents of Gandhi Nagar and Satwari are suspected to have committed the offence under Sections 302/34/201/120-B/409 RPC and 3/25/27 Arms Act.

"It has been shown to my satisfaction that the said accused have been concealing themselves to avoid the service of said warrant. Proclamation is hereby made at the said accused persons, who are required to appear/surrender at Jammu before this court or Incharge SIT to answer the said complaint/allegations on or before 20-11-2009".

Sources said if the trio are not arrested or they didn’t surrender within the period of one month, the process under Section 88 CrPC would be initiated to attach their property.

The CJM Jammu directed that the proclamation should be publicly read in conspicuous place of towns, villages, houses and its copies affixed at court house and published in the Government gazette and local dailies in wide circulation.

Chief Prosecuting Officer (CPO) Pawan Khajuria, appearing for the SIT, submitted before the court that the accused have disappeared from their houses and were hiding themselves to evade the execution of process of law. He placed on record the warrants and reports recorded together with several reports of raids conducted at several places in their search.

Meanwhile, Senior Advocate Sunil Sethi has also been appointed as Special Public Prosecutor in the case of corruption charges against all accused in Amandeep murder case.

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