2 murders, robbery during curfew hours rock Jalandhar city

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 23

Two murders and a robbery rocked the city during the curfew hours on Monday.

While in the first incident, a man was found dead on Zinda Road near the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway, in another incident, a man killed his brother-in-law’s friend with an iron rod. Similarly, some unidentified miscreants looted a petrol pump in Kathar area located on Hoshiarpur Road.

Seventeen-year-old Dharampreet Atwal died on the spot after he was hit with an iron rod at New Pannu Vihar in Basti Bawa Khel area. He was reportedly killed amid a dispute between a man and his brother-in-law. The accused has been identified as Ajay Pal Singh, a migrant worker. SHO Basti Bawa Khel, Gagan Deep Singh said, around 9.30 pm, the accused Ajay Prashad and his brother-in-law, Raj Kumar, embroiled in a verbal spat and hurled abuses at each other.

When the arguments turned ugly, Raj Kumar called his friends, including Dharampreet, for help. Subsequently, they reached his house.

While a case under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered against Prashad, he told the police that he didn’t intend to hit the deceased. Dharampreet came in between while he attacked Raj Kumar. He was arrested later and sent to the police custody.

In the second incident, locals informed the police about an unidentified body dumped near a drain at Lidharan village on the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway. There were deep cuts around his neck. A team of cops from police division one, Kartarpur police and senior police officers arrived on the spot at night.

Similarly, around three-four miscreants robbed a petrol pump in Kathar area on Hoshiarpur Road. The cops said the incident took place around 9 pm, when three youths arrived in a car and demanded cash from a worker at the petrol pump. When he refused, they opened fire and threatened him. Later, they fled with the bag of money. The police are tracing the whereabouts of the accused, who were captured in the CCTV camera.

In a nutshell

In the first incident, a man was found dead on Zinda Road near the Jalandhar-Amritsar highway, in another incident, a man killed his brother-in-law’s friend with an iron rod. Similarly, some unidentified miscreants looted a petrol pump in Kathar area located on Hoshiarpur Road.