Jagtar Singh Dhillon, 62, the daddy of Rajveer Singh, alias Ravi Rajgarh, a key member of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang, who too had “a number of instances registered towards him”, was elected the sarpanch of their native Rajgarh village in Khanna sub-division of Ludhiana district. The polling handed off peacefully on Tuesday.
An ‘Class A’ gangster, Ravi Rajgarh has at the very least 12 FIRs registered towards him, together with that of homicide and try to homicide, at completely different police stations. Rajgarh had “campaigned” for his father and was current within the village throughout the polling on Tuesday.
Doraha police station SHO Inspector Rao Varinder Singh mentioned, “The newly elected sarpanch additionally has a legal document. He was booked in a number of instances and spent a while in jail.”
Baljinder Singh, who was additionally within the fray for the sarpanch publish, alleged that he had “obtained oblique threats from some individuals earlier than submitting nominations, however he refused to again out”.
The Inspector mentioned, “Rajgarh, a key aide of Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang, is out on bail however there have been no complaints towards him for creating any disturbance or violence within the ballot course of. We repeatedly patrolled the village to make sure no hindrance or violence throughout the ballot course of.” The inspector mentioned Dhillon and Baljinder had an previous rivalry. “Baljinder was a key witness within the 2011 homicide case registered towards Rajgarh, wherein he was convicted,” mentioned the officer.
“I had obtained threats like ‘nuksaan ho jauga tera (you can be harmed)’, ‘khadhna nahi chahida sa (you shouldn’t have contested)’, and so on from supporters of rival group however I used to be decided to contest. Villagers inspired me to not again out on account of threats. An evening earlier than the polling, some individuals in high-end automobiles circled my place however I used to be not scared. The polling was, nonetheless, peaceable at present,” Baljinder (45) instructed The Indian Categorical.
” Rajgarh and his father brutally murdered my good friend Jagwinder Singh in 2011, and I’m a key witness. Although a decrease court docket acquitted Dhillon, our attraction is pending in a better court docket. Nevertheless, I contested the sarpanch election to not take any revenge however as a result of assist of villagers,” Balwinder mentioned.
Dhillon mentioned, “I’ll work for the village’s improvement and fulfil the guarantees I made throughout the campaigning. The precedence might be to get the sewage water disposal subject sorted as school-going youngsters face issues. I’m not related to any political get together. I’ve gained independently.” Rajgarh mentioned, “All guarantees made to the villagers might be fulfilled.”
