FIR lodged under pressure, say kin

Bathinda, July 19

Family members of the accused boys, who have been booked for the murder of another city boy, today blamed the police for lodging an FIR under public pressure.

Rajinder Kumar, a resident of Ajit Road, said a case was registered against Yash Sharma, Savinder Shelly, Amandeep Noni, Amardeep Joni, Karanvir Singh, Gurjiwan Singh and Yuvraj Singh on July 6.

The accused have been booked under Sections 302 and 148 of the IPC under public pressure, following the death of one of their friends, Sarabjit Singh.

The family members said the accused and the victim were fast friends and the latter died as he lost his grip on a rope, which he was using to remain in the water tank.

They said all the boys had gone to take bath in a storage water tank in agricultural fields of one of the accused boys.

The family members, demanding a fair probe into the incident, said the case should be investigated without any pressure. — TNS