2 booked for culpable homicide

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 4

Days after a youth identified as Harmandeep Singh of Dhardeo village was found dead near Dhiyanpur Canal under mysterious circumstances, the Khalchian police have booked two persons on the charge of culpable homicide.

Youth found dead near Canal on on Jan 17

• Harmandeep was found dead on January 17 near Rayya Canal. He apparently died due to drug overdose. The police initiated inquest proceedings at that time and handed over the body after autopsy. The post-mortem examination report was yet to come said the police
• ASI Rajwinder Singh, the investigating officer, said an FIR under Sections 304 and 34 of the IPC was registered following a complaint of deceased’s father Harbans Singh of Cheema Khuddi village in Batala
• He told the police that on January 16, Harmandeep along with his mother had gone to meet their relatives. He said he along with Ranjodh of Butala went outside and did not return home. He said later, Lovepreet Singh of Dhardeo village told the family that his body was lying near Dhiyanpur Canal

Harmandeep was found dead on January 17 near Rayya Canal. He apparently died due to drug overdose. The police initiated inquest proceedings at that time and handed over the body after autopsy. The post-mortem examination report was yet to come said the police.

ASI Rajwinder Singh, the investigating officer, said an FIR under Sections 304 and 34 of the IPC was registered following a complaint of deceased’s father Harbans Singh of Cheema Khuddi village in Batala. He told the police that on January 16, Harmandeep along with his mother had gone to meet their relatives. He said at that time, he along with Ranjodh Singh of Butala village had gone outside and did not return home. He said later, Lovepreet Singh of Dhardeo village told the family that his body was lying near Dhiyanpur Canal.

He said the complainant had accused Ranjodh and Lovepreet of killing him by giving him drugs. He said while the post-mortem examination report was yet to come, raids were on to nab the two suspects.