Man’s body found on Tarn Taran-Patti road

The local Sadar police found the body of a clean-shaven youth from the kacha path on the Tarn Taran-Patti road near Nirmal Kutia near Shahabpur village here on Thursday.

The body was identified that of Lovejit Singh (28), a resident of Baler (Bhikhiwind) village. He was running a chemist shop in Bhikhiwind. Gurbir Singh, brother-in-law of the victim, said he was murdered some elsewhere and the body was dumped at the site as there was not even a single drop of blood was found at the site. His motorcycle too was lying near the body with the keys lying on the earth.

Gurbir Singh said Lovejit Singh left home on Wednesday for Tarn Taran and his mobile phone was switched off on Wednesday evening, which showed his last location near the Rasulpur canal.

Gurbir Singh said he was brutally tortured and murdered some elsewhere and the body was thrown on the kacha path here on the Tarn Taran-Patti road.

ASI Rajpal Singh said a case under Section 194 of the BNSS has registered and further investigation is underway. — OC