Amritsar, Feb. 28 -- A Gurdaspur court on Saturday sought a detailed report from the station house officer (SHO) of Purana Shala police station regarding the alleged police encounter that killed 19-year-old Ranjit Singh, a suspect in the killing of two police personnel.

Judicial magistrate Supreet Kaur issued the directions while hearing a petition filed by Ranjit's mother, Sukhjinder Kaur, seeking a transparent and impartial investigation.

The case relates to the killing of ASI Gurnam Singh and home guard constable Ashok Kumar at a police post in Adhian on February 22. Three days later, Ranjit Singh, one of three accused in the double murder case, was killed in an alleged police encounter near Purana Shala village on February 25.

The ...