Life term for man, son in murder case

A special court has sentenced a man and his son to rigorous imprisonment for life in a murder case. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each on accused Mahinder Singh (73) and his son, Gurdeep Singh of Naggal Salempur village near Banur. In October, 2017, a quarrel took place at Naggal Salempur village, during which Jatinder Singh was murdered.

Manga Singh, in his complaint to the police, said on October 5, 2017, his uncle Jarnail Singh had a quarrel with Mahinder Singh after cattle entered into the former’s fields. However, they reached a compromise. The next day, accused Gurdeep confronted Jarnail over the quarrel. Jatinder went to the police to report the matter on his motorcycle. On the way, Gurdeep, along with a few others, followed him in a car. Gurdeep tried to ram his car into Jatinder’s motorcycle near two brick-kilns, after which the biker fell down.

Gurdeep and his father alighted from the car and attacked Jatinder Singh with a sharp weapon, leading to his death.