Video of three chopping off fingers of a man goes viral, police say case already lodged

According to details, the incident on February 8 was done as an act of apparent revenge for a murder that had taken place six months ago.

The police said that a man, identified as Bunty, was murdered in Balongi colony around six months ago. Bunty’s brother Gaurav alias Gori was lodged in jail at the time of that incident. He was released from prison recently and had doubts on a Mohali resident, who he believed had some links with the murderers of his brother.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (city-1) Harinder Singh Mann told The Indian Express that three men, including Gori, had on February 8 asked the victim — identified as Hardeep Singh — to meet them. The trio had later taken Hardeep near the cremation ground in Badmajra, where they chopped off his fingers.

Deputy SP Mann said that the accused suspected Hardeep’s cousin to be involved in the Balongi murder. However, they could not find him.

Instead, they took Hardeep to Badmajra where they chopped off his fingers and let him go. The assailants had also taken away the cell phone of Hardeep.

Mann said that they have registered an FIR against Gori and two of his unidentified accomplices.

A case under section 365 (kidnapping), 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), 379-B (snatching) and under other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has already been lodged at Phase-1 police station.

Hardeep Singh alias Raji, whose fingers were chopped off, said that two men had met him on February 8 in the market in Mohali village and told him that they were staff from the CIA.

“They took me to Badmajra and then started asking me about my brother Bunty. They suspected that I too was involved in the murder, and decided to chop off my fingers,” Hardeep said.