‘REVOLVING DOOR’ SUSPECT HAD BEEN FREE ON BAIL

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PUBLICATION: The Winnipeg Sun
DATE: 2004.12.09
EDITION: Final
SECTION: News
PAGE: 2
BYLINE: NATALIE PONA, COURTS REPORTER

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‘REVOLVING DOOR’ SUSPECT HAD BEEN FREE ON BAIL

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Jagjit (Bobby) Singh Saran was banned from owning weapons and was free
on bail charged with another shooting when he allegedly gunned down his
uncle Tuesday night, court records show.

About 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Saran allegedly shot 40-year-old Darshan Brar
at the uncle’s home at 96 Kenville Cres. It was Winnipeg’s 33rd homicide
of 2004.

SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION

The police hunt for a suspect stretched across the northern part of
Winnipeg on Tuesday night. It ended when Saran, 34, shot himself in the
face following a standoff at the Sikh temple on Mollard Road.

He was in serious but stable condition yesterday.

Saran’s record dates back to 1990. It includes convictions for robbery
and firearms offences for which he was sentenced to prison.

In 1991 and 1995, judges imposed court orders prohibiting him from
possessing weapons.

At the time of Tuesday night’s killing, Saran was out on bail. He was
scheduled to face a preliminary court hearing in June 2005 for allegedly
firing a shotgun at three women in the Maples on July 28, 2003.

Yesterday, Tory justice critic Gerald Hawranik accused the NDP
government of creating a “revolving door” justice system.

“It’s a catch-and-release system,” Hawranik said. “Time and time again,
dangerous people are being let out on bail.”

The Crown had opposed Saran’s bail, said a spokeswoman for Manitoba
Justice. Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh was not available for comment
yesterday.

‘JUST BROKE DOWN CRYING’

One of the women Saran allegedly shot at in July 2003 said she was
shaken to learn he has been accused of the latest murder.

“When I heard his name on the news I just broke down crying,” said the
woman, who asked not to be named. “He shouldn’t have been out on the
street to start with.

“I don’t know if I hope he dies. I don’t know if I hope he lives,” she
said.