Would like ‘CBI investigation’: Uttarakhand BJP leader on wife’s death during UP police raid

Gurtaj Singh, the Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party leader whose wife Gurjeet Kaur allegedly died in cross-firing during a police raid in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, has demanded that the CBI investigate her death. According to ANI, he stated that the BJP was the ruling party in both states and that he is willing to accept punishment if found guilty.

“I want justice. I appeal to the govt for a CBI probe. BJP govt is there in both states. If I’m at fault then I should be punished but a fair probe should be done,” Gurtaj quoted. He also alleged that UP police officials were drunk when the incident happened.

“They (UP Police officials) were drunk and killed my wife. I’m also a public representative of the government, yet all this happened to me. They are spreading propaganda that they were kept hostage. There are CCTVs everywhere on the road.”

Gurtaj’s wife, Gurjeet Kaur, was allegedly murdered at the family’s farmhouse in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district after UP police intervened on a lead that wanted criminal Mohammed Jafar, who had 50,000 on his arrest, was hiding. Her autopsy report is still pending.

On Friday, Uttarakhand police also refuted UP Police’s claim that Gurjeet died in the cross-fire. They stated that their forensic team found no evidence of cross-firing at the family’s farmhouse during their investigation.

Both states’ police departments have filed a case in the matter, presenting opposing versions of the incident. While Uttarakhand police have filed a case against a dozen unidentified UP cops in connection with the death of the BJP leader’s wife, UP police have filed a FIR against sand mafia Jaffar and 30-35 unidentified people for rioting and criminal conspiracy, among other charges.