Patiala Fake Encounter

Chandigarh, May 2, 2025: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to the Punjab Government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a petition alleging a fake police encounter in Patiala, demanding their responses before the next hearing scheduled for the first week of July.The petition, filed by advocate Navkiran Singh on behalf of the deceased’s family, claims that Jaspreet Singh, a resident of Nabha, was killed in a staged encounter by the Patiala Police on March 12 in connection with a child abduction case.According to the victim's family, Jaspreet had already surrendered to the police when…