AMRITSAR: An Alleged accused Harinder Singh alias Bony involved in the murder of a dalit boy Skankar Dass has surrendered before the Police here Tuesday. The murder had led to large scale violence in the holy city.

Bony was nominated in the case of murder of Shankar Das was absconding since the incidence took place last week.  The police was conducting raids at different place including Chandigarh and Delhi to nab him. However under police pressure today he surrendered before police said SSP Amritsar Kunwar Vijay Partap Singh.

A look out notice was issued against the accused and all the airports of India were informed. Besides this a warrant of arrest was issued against him and process of attachment of his movable and immovable properties was initiated. The bank accounts of the culprit were also frozen, informed SSP.

It is pertinent to mention here that the youth was killed by the culprit in a road scuffle four days back. Murder of Dalit boy had triggered violence in the city and at one time situation of law and order had also gone out of control. The alleged accused is also close relative of sitting SAD MLA form Amritsar North assembly constituency Raminder Singh Boloria.

The alleged accused is already involved in a dozen of cases of murder and attempt to murder. However he has been acquitted in most of the cases, informed SSP.

Adding further SSP said that alleged accused had earlier committed a murder in the USA in the early nineties but because that murder was committed under an impaired condition, he got 15 month of imprisonment and was then deported to India by the immigration authorities.

He got the arms license fraudulently after initial verification from Police Station Jandiala as it was then under Majitha police District. A separate inquiry has been ordered in this regard, added SSP.