Orienteering Youth Granthi Commits Suicide After Harassment by SGPC Mentor
Posted: 15 Oct 2017
Speaking with Sikh24 about the incident, Karamjit Singh’s family members on October 15 revealed that their kin was being mentally abused by SGPC member Avtar Singh Ria.
Speaking with Sikh24, Bunty’s father S. Jatinder Singh informed that SGPC member Avtar Singh Ria had demanded Rupees 200,000 as bribe for recruiting his son into SGPC. He added that they had paid Rupees 50,000 to Ria but couldn’t afford to pay rest of the bribe, following which Avtar Singh Ria started teasing his son.
“We complained about it to SGPC President Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar and he directed Ria to return Rupees 50,000 back to us. But Ria started teasing his son Bunty more than before, which led him to commit suicide,” he added.
S. Jatinder Singh further informed that his son Karamjit Singh left home on October 10 without telling anyone. “He committed suicide on railway track after posting a suicide note from his Facebook account,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Amritsar Railway Police have registered a case against SGPC member Avtar Singh Ria on the complaint of victim’s father S. Jatinder Singh.
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Comment:- These are our Gurdwaras, ment for the Service of Humanity. Shame on us.
A.J.S.Chandi