Funeral held for Orissa DIG

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Thursday, October 26, 2006 (Hoshiarpur):


Orissa DIG Jaswinder Singh who was shot by his own bodyguards has been cremated in his village of Hoshiarpur in Punjab.

On Wednesday his body was flown from Delhi to Jalandhar Cantonment before being handed over to his family.

Jaswinder Singh's journey from his village to the IAS cadre had been long and tough. His achievements were always a matter of pride for the entire village.

Suspecting a conspiracy behind his death, the distraught family has now asked for a CBI inquiry.

"We just want truth to come out. They are giving different versions. I don't know but they are hiding something. He was killed," said Paramjit Kaur, wife of Late Jaswinder Singh.

"We don't know what to do. We lost him. They are changing their versions. We want an enquiry into the matter," said Captain Hazara Singh, father.

Great loss

Ever since news of Jaswinder's death reached Bodal, life has almost come to a standstill.

There has been a constant flow of villagers at his house. Among them is 85-year-old Amar Kaur who could barely walk and somehow made it to his house.

"There is not a single person in the village who is not in despair. He was a very good boy. There can be no one like him. But now we have lost him," said Amar Kaur, neighbour.

Two senior officers who accompanied the body to the village assured people that the truth would soon emerge.

DIG Jaswinder Singh was a role model in his village. Many thought he had a bright future but now the entire village gathered to bid him farewell.

Their biggest grouse is that he was killed by a bullet of his own bodyguard.