3 months on, friend booked for murder, destroying evidence

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, February 25

Over three months after a youth, identified as Sharandeep Singh (30), was found killed in the Jandiala Guru area, the police have booked one person and his unknown accomplices on charges of murder and destruction of evidence.

The suspect was identified as Gurjit Singh of Devidaspura village. The case was registered following a complaint lodged by Vatandeep Singh of Usma village in Tarn Taran in January this year.

Vatandeep told the police that on October 28 last year, Sharandeep along with his friend Dilpreet Singh and other friends went to Chandigarh to meet a travel agent for going abroad in search of greener pastures. He also took along his clothes and a licensed revolver with him.

He said since that day he had been missing though every effort to locate him proved futile. He said on November 6, the family filed a missing complaint with the Naushehra Pannua police chowki.

Dilpreet Singh told them that on October 31, Sharandeep had left with Gurjit Singh of Devidaspura. He said when they contacted Gurjit on the phone, he told that Sharandeep stayed with him for two nights in Amritsar and later while returning to Tarn Taran, he (Gurjit) alighted in Manawala and therefore he did not know about the whereabouts of the deceased.

He said on November 9, he along with his relatives tried to locate Sharandeep from Jandiala Guru canal near Dharad village towards Sheikhfatta link head. He said around 200 yards from the canal bridge, a badly decomposed body was found. He said they identified it to be that of Sharandeep with the help of the silver Karah on his arm and from his clothes.

They suspected the Gurjit along with his unknown accomplices had killed Sharandeep for money. His licensed pistol, mobile phone and cash were also missing.

Harchand Singh, SHO, Jandiala police station, said further investigation was under progress in the case while no arrest has been made till now.