Youth killed over land dispute, 14 booked

Amritsar, May 2

A youth was murdered and two others were injured when around 14 persons surrounded and attacked them at Jathol village here on Thursday.

The injured, identified as Jaskaran Singh, Ravel Singh and Sukhdev Singh, were rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, from where Jaskaran (26) was shifted to a private hospital due to critical injuries. Later, he succumbed to his injuries. Those booked for murder are Tarsem Singh, Bachitar Singh, Ranjit Singh, Ravinderjit Singh, Karanjit Singh, Baljit Singh, Bikramjit Singh, Baj Singh, Chanpreet Singh, Tejpal Singh, Daljit Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Kanwaljit Singh and Jagroop Singh, all residents of Jathol village. No arrest has been made so far.

Balkaran Singh, complainant and brother of the victim, told the police that on Thursday evening, he, along with his brother Jaskaran, father Ravel and paternal uncle Sukhdev Singh, was standing outside the house, when the accused attacked them. Amritsar (rural) DSP Gurpartap Singh Sahota said a land dispute was the reason behind the incident. — TNS