Seeking motion towards the person who shot his son in self-defence, gangster Aman Tatto’s father tried self-immolation outdoors the Daba police station on Sunday.

The gangster’s father, Gurdeep Singh, arrived on the police station at midday, emptied a kerosene -filled canister, and set himself on fireplace. The cops instantly doused the flames, and hastened him to the civil hospital, from the place he was referred to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. Doctors say he has suffered 30% burns.

Gurdeep Singh had been making rounds of the police station, looking for motion towards the showroom proprietor who had shot his son throughout an extortion bid. He had additionally lodged a grievance with senior cops, and an inquiry had been marked within the matter.

Before setting himself aflame, Gurdeep Singh alleged that the police had been reluctant to take motion towards the showroom proprietor. He additionally stated that on April 2 an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) deputed on the police station had slapped him.

What had occurred?

The gangster, Arvinder Singh alias Aman Tatto, was shot whereas making an attempt to extort cash from a shopkeeper in Giaspura on July 1, 2021. Nine days later, he was arrested with the bullet fired at him nonetheless lodged in his abdomen. The police had him admitted to a hospital.

Gurdeep Singh has alleged that the shopkeeper, Ranjodh Singh, who had opened fireplace on his son, had no arms license, and must be arrested for possessing an unlawful weapon. However, the cops say the shopkeeper had snatched Tatto’s weapon and shot him with it in self defence.

On April 2, police officers, together with extra deputy commissioner of police (ADCP, metropolis 2), Balwinder Singh Randhawa, had visited the store the place Aman Tatto had been shot.