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His friends have cited drug overdose or cardiac arrest as the cause of death. They claimed that Garcha had returned home after attending a party but didn’t wake up in the morning. However, a Canada-based radio news had claimed that he was killed by rivals.

He was wanted in multiple criminal cases, including the murder of Manminder Singh alias Mindhi, brother of slain gangster Rupinder Gandhi.

Gurjot was said to be a close-aide of Rajwinder Singh Ravi alias Ravi Khawajke. He had suspected that Khwajke was killed by gangster Davinder Bambiha, who was close to the Rupinder Gandhi gang. Seeking revenge, he had hatched conspiracy to kill Rupinder’s brother.

He had hatched the conspiracy to kill Manminder, and was booked by the Khanna police for the same. A day after the killing, Gurjot had taken responsibility of murder in a post on his Facebook account.

He was facing several criminal cases in Ludhiana and other districts, but had managed to flee to Canada.

On November 15, 2015, Garcha was arrested in an attempt to murder case and was admitted at the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) after sustaining bullet injury in a clash with another group at Khanna. He had escaped from the hospital with the help of his accomplice, and was possessing arms. Around 15-20 unidentified persons had struck at the hospital and taken Garcha along.

Amarinder Singh, along with his three siblings (including his brother Malvinder Singh, born two years after and crowned Maharaj Kumar), was raised in a secure environment. They were not encouraged to mingle with kids from outside the palace. This was not an attempt to keep the royal children aloof, as that was never the intention of the maharaja and maharani. In fact, this step was rather a compulsion, given the fast changing political circumstances in India. The country was on the verge of being partitioned and communal clashes and riots – with Hindus and Sikhs on one side and the Muslims on the other – had become the order of the day; Patiala was no exception.

The idea of the four children being differently privileged was underscored more by the staff members of the palace rather than by their parents. In fact, they were keen on as normal an upbringing for their children as possible. Sister Welsh, at times by drawing constant comparisons between Heminder and Rupinder and the British princesses, Elizabeth (who later became the queen in 1952) and Margaret, affirmed the girls’ attitude of being different. As for the yuvraj, the staff members were always out to please him and make him feel special since they wanted to curry favour with him in the long run. When the choicest of fruits were about to be served, the attendant would make it a point to offer the first lot to the yuvraj. Amarinder, who was otherwise the shyest and the most reserved amongst the children, did not mind at all the attention bestowed upon him. He latched on quickly to any opportunity to play maharaja, a trait that perhaps has lingered on. This such favouritism by the staff came to an end after Hede Dayal put her foot down and ordered fruit be served first to the child who had performed the best in the day’s classes. Hede Dayal was a tough woman in her own right and brooked no argument. She had escaped from the Nazi regime in Germany and reached India. She was not the one to be cowed down b

Police also claim that the motive behind the killing is suspected to be old rivalry as Manminder was facing several cases, including for attempt to murder. This case was registered after he shot at a gangster, Lakhi, the man he suspected had murdered his brother.

Manvinder had produced a film on the life of his murdered brother titled ‘Rupinder Gandhi — the Robin Hood’ that is scheduled for release on September 8. The release date was postponed from August 25 after the Dera verdict was scheduled for that date.

He had also sponsored another movie, ‘Rupinder Gandhi — The gangster’ that was released in 2015.

Rupinder Gandhi, shot dead in 2003, in a gang war, was the founder of Gandhi Group Student Union (GGSU). He faced cases of attempt to murder, assault and possession of illegal weapons. He was a former president of Panjab University Students Union (PUSU), Chandigarh, as well. Manminder had visited Panjab University a few days ago for Gandhi Group Student Union’s panel announcement, ahead of PU Student Council polls.

The crime and the escape

On Sunday morning, Manminder was working in the fields near his house when two men came to meet him, according to farm labourers who were working nearby and witnessed the crime. The labourers have also told the police that the two men seemed known to Manminder, greeted him and even shook hands with him. The killers and Maninder even had a conversation for 1-2 minutes, according to the witnesses.

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