Moga, Punjab (June 03, 2014): Most of the leaders of the youth wing of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Badal proved embarrassing for it so far and earned defame so far. Episode of Yadwinder Singh Yadu, who was facing charges in the case of shootout at Khanna, added a new chapter to it. But he earned clean chit from the police’s special investigation team. The shootout had claimed a life on February 2.

According to a report published by Hindustan Times, the then president of the YAD’s Khanna rural unit and considered an aide of YAD president and Punjab revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Yadu is absconding ever since he was named for the murder of Kulwinder Singh, a resident of Gosla village.

The complainant in the case is Amrinder Singh alias Soni, who was severely injured in the attack which is being seen as a clash between two Akali factions.

According to the SIT report, the other two given the clean chit are Harvinder Singh Sonu and Mandeep Singh, as the SIT believes that the three men were not even present at the spot when the shootout happened.

The SIT claims to have recorded statements of at least 17 people to know the locations of all suspects on the day. The report has been signed by senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harcharan Singh Bhullar on May 12.

The SIT was formed by the then deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh on a complaint by Yadu’s wife Jasdeep Kaur, who had said he had been “a victim of infighting in the party”. She alleged that her husband had been implicated by some police officers at the behest of some senior Akali leaders. Sources say that while Yadu belongs to one faction of the SAD, his rival group was close to SAD’s Khanna constituency incharge Ranjit Singh Talwandi.