Lawyer’s murder-Judge’s daughter arrested; killing was the result of a relationship gone sour-CBI
Kanwar Inder singh/ royalpatiala.in
The Central Bureau of Investigation has today arrested an accused Kalyani Singh,in an on-going investigation of a case related to murder of Sukhmanpreet Singh @ Sippy Sidhu (a lawyer & National level shooter).
Kalyani Singh is a daughter of a judge and the killing was the result of a relationship gone sour. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Kalyani Singh and Sukhmanpreet Singh (alias Sippy Sidhu) were in a close relationship, and she wanted to marry him. Her proposal was rejected by Sippy Sidhu’s parents, the agency said.
Sippy Sidhu leaked some of her photographs to her parents and friends, which embarrassed her family and her, the CBI further said.
CBI had registered a case on 13.04.2016 on the request of Chandigarh Administration and had taken over the investigation of FIR No. 374 dated 21.09.2015, earlier registered at Police Station, Sector-26, Chandigarh related to murder of Sukhmanpreet Singh @ Sippy Sidhu in the night of 20.09.2015 in Sector 27, Chandigarh by unknown persons. He was a National level Shooter. He had started his own Law firm in the name of M/s Sippy Sidhu LLB at Mohali (Punjab).
On Kalyani Singh’s alleged role, the CBI further told the special court that on September 18, 2015, two days before the murder, she contacted Sippy Sidhu “through mobile phones of other persons” and “compelled” him to meet her in a park in Sector 27, Chandigarh. They met between September 18 and 20 in that park, it said.
On the day of the murder, September 20, “there is evidence confirming her presence with Sippy Sidhu in the evening”. “Investigation has further revealed that one unknown assailant and Kalyani Singh killed Sippy Sidhu by using firearms. Thereafter, both of them were seen running from the spot,” the agency told the court.
During further investigation, alleged involvement of accused came forth in the case. The CBI had filed an “untraced report” in 2020 in the case mentioning that it did not have enough evidence to charge her but sought permission to continue investigation because of “strong suspicion on her”. Accordingly, she was examined and arrested.
Lawyer’s murder-Judge’s daughter arrested; killing was the result of a relationship gone sour-CBI. The arrested accused was produced today in the Court of Special Judicial Magistrate, Chandigarh and remanded to 04 days police custody.
June 15,2022
