Amritsar: Youth murdered over old rivalry

Amritsar, June 29

A 24-year-old man was allegedly murdered following an old rivalry at Chachowali village in Kathunagal area last night. The deceased has been identified as Jobanpreet Singh of Chachowali village and the accused as Gurvinder Singh alias Goda of the same village.

Rajan Singh, younger brother of the deceased, said his father had died a few years ago. He along with his elder brother used to work as farm labourer to run the family.

Around 8.30 pm on Tuesday, Goda came home and took his brother along. When Joban didn’t return home till late last evening, his mother Nindar Kaur and he went out to search him.

Around 12.30 am, they heard cries from the tubewell yard of Kashmir Singh Chachowali. They reached there and reportedly saw Goda attacking Joban with a brick.

Rajan claimed that three other accomplices of Goda were also there on the spot, but he failed to identify them as there was no light.

When the victims’ brother and mother reached near them, the accused and accomplices fled away from the spot.

Rajan Singh claimed that his brother and Goda had a clash around a year back and he killed his brother over the old rivalry.

On being informed, the Kathunagal police reached the spot and registered a case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC in this regard. No arrest has been made so far.