5 booked for thrashing man on suspicion of theft

The Sarhali police on Saturday registered a case against five persons for thrashing Monty Sharma, a resident of Sohawa village under the Sarhali police station, at the Goindwal Sahib bypass here.

Nishan Singh, a neighbour of Monty, suspected that the latter had stolen valuables from his house. Five days ago, he brought Monty from Sohawa to the Goindwal Sahib bypass in Tarn Taran and took him to a house, where his four friends were already waiting.

They allegedly tied up Monty and attacked him with iron rods, leaving him unconscious. Nishan and his friends fled the spot, leaving Monty in that state.

As soon as Monty regained consciousness, he called his brother from a neighbour’s phone. His brother rushed to the spot and took Monty to the Community Health Centre in Sarhali. Later, Monty also filed a complaint in the Sarhali police station.

ASI Gursewak Singh of the Sarhali police station said that a case had been registered against Nishan Singh of Sohawa, and his four other unidentified accomplices under Sections 115 (2), 351 and 304 of the BNS. The accused are said to be absconding.