Tribune News Service

Gurdaspur, March 21

A week after killing SAD (Gurdaspur unit) vice-president and senior leader Gurbachan Singh Khalsa (79), Col Surjit Singh (retd) is yet to be arrested.Residents of Pherochichi village and its adjoining areas fear that the former Army officer may surface anytime to take revenge from villagers who are on his hit list. Khalsa’s bhog is scheduled to be held in the village tomorrow.Bhupinder Singh Virk, SSP, said the investigating teams had some clues pertaining to the whereabouts of the accused. Officers say the accused had switched on his mobile phone for a while following which the police were able to trace his location.The Colonel’s house in the village has been sealed and all his relatives are absconding. The weapon, a semi-automatic 9 mm pistol, is yet to be recovered.Questions are being raised as to how the Colonel was allowed to keep a weapon when the police had asked residents to deposit their arms in view the Assembly elections.