Man murdered in Guru Nanak Pura, 2 arrested

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 29

A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death by two persons in the Guru Nanak Pura area falling under the Kot Khalsa police station here on Monday. The victim, identified as Karamjit Singh, succumbed to his injuries in Guru Nanak Dev Hospital here on Wednesday.

The police have registered a case and arrested the suspects from near the Golden Temple inns. The accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, aka Lucky, and Manpreet Singh, alias Mani, of Guru Nanak Pura.

Avtar Singh, father of the victim, told the police that on Monday at around 11.30pm, his son Karamjit Singh was standing outside his house. Suddenly, he heard noises from outside the house and immediately rushed outside and saw Manpreet and Gurpreet quarrelling with his son. He said Manpreet shouted and said “would not let Karamjit go”.

He said before he could understand what was happening, Gurpreet stabbed his son a couple of times while Manpreet hit him on the head with a ‘gandasi’. Karamjit fell on the ground while the duo fled from the spot. He said he, along with his nephew Satnam Singh, rushed him to the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Civil Hospital from where he was referred to GNDH. During treatment, he succumbed to his injuries.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Sanjiv Sharma said the accused and the victim were good friends and the trio had a quarrel a few days ago. A case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC and under the Arms Act was registered against the two.

Besides, the police have also recovered the weapon used in the crime following their arrest from near the Golden Temple.