GURDASPUR — In a significant development surrounding the contentious Ranjit Singh encounter case, a local court has issued strict directives to secure the digital footprints of the involved police personnel. Acting on a formal complaint filed by Sukhjinder Kaur, the mother of the deceased Ranjit Singh (19), the court has ordered the preservation of call details and GPS locations of several high-ranking and subordinate police officers. The copy of court order is available with Sikh Siyasat News (SSN).
The application prompting these orders was moved by a dedicated legal team. The counsel pursuing the matter includes Advocate Ajay Marwah from the Supreme Court of India, Advocate Ravideep Badial representing at both the Supreme Court and District Courts Gurdaspur, and Advocate Bhajanpreet Singh.
The court has directed key police officials—including the SSP Gurdaspur, SHO Dorangla, SHO Purana Shala, CIA Incharge Gurmeet Singh, and other personnel present at the scene—to provide their phone numbers to the investigating officer and their respective telecom service providers. Furthermore, the court specifically mandated telecom operators to “preserve the call details of these officials from February 20, 2026, to February 28, 2026.”
In addition to call logs, the authorities have been instructed to secure the GPS locations of the officers for the specified timeframe. The court order also emphasized that “CCTV footage installed near the incident, if any, must be preserved and made a part of the investigation.” Likewise, the call details and location history of the deceased, Ranjit Singh, are also to be safeguarded to establish the sequence of events.
Raising questions about the nature of the encounter, the Court of Gurdaspur JMIC Chandan Hans (PCS) has also ordered a thorough medical probe into the injuries sustained by a police officer. The Senior Medical Officer (SMO) of Gurdaspur has been directed to constitute a three-member board of doctors to conduct a medical examination of CIA Incharge Gurmeet Singh, who was officially shown as injured during the shootout.
The court ordered that the medical board is required to submit a detailed report to the Area Magistrate. Specifically, the board has been tasked with investigating the bullet wound on the officer’s arm to conclusively “clarify whether the gunshot wound on his arm was self-inflicted or if he was shot at.”
