3 booked for culpable homicide

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 17

Around 20 days after a youth, identified as Ravisher Singh (23) of Shahpur village, was found dead near Dhayanpur Canal Bridge, the police have booked three persons, including a woman, on charges of culpable homicide and destruction of evidence.

Those booked were identified as Ranjit Kaur, her two sons Kulbir Singh and Sandeep Singh, all residents of Baba Bakala.

Santokh Singh, an uncle of deceased Ravisher Singh, told the police that on June 27 he was going to pay obeisance at the Baba Bakala Sahib gurdwara and reached near Dhayanpur Canal Bridge where he found people gathered. He said he went to the spot and found Ravisher Singh dead. He said at that time it appeared that he had fallen from bike and succumbed to injuries. The police initiated action under the CrPC.

He said he along with deceased’s father investigated the incident. He said Ravisher was a drug addict and had ‘close’ relations with Ranjit Kaur. He said they found that Ravisher died of drug overdose in the residence of the suspects. He said later the suspects dumped his body near the canal to give it a shape of accident. The police said a case under Sections 304, 201 and 34 of the IPC had been registered against the suspects and raids were on to nab them.

Body found in canal

Tarn Taran: The Chabal police found a decomposed body of an unidentified person from the Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) near Thathgarh village, 25 km from here, on Friday. The body had been kept at the Civil Hospital mortuary. The victim seemed to be in his late 40s who may have died around four days ago, DSP Sucha Singh Bal said. — OC