UP native held for murder in Panchkula

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, May 23

A UP native has been arrested for murdering a man with a spade in the fields at Behad village in the district on Friday.

The suspect has been identified as Dalip, alias Chhotu, who belongs to Shishwana village in Khushinagar area of UP.

In his complaint to the police, Sushil, a resident of Behad village, stated that he was employed as a home guard in the Haryana Police and had taken on lease two acres owned by Rajbala, a resident of Sector 11, Panchkula.

Chhotu was working as a labour with them for the past three years. He stated that his father Suresh Kumar, along with Chhotu, went to the fields to get fodder for the animals on May 21.

He said when he returned home from duty at 2 pm, he came to know that his father had not returned yet. Sushil went to the fields and found Chhotu filling a pit with earth with the help of spade.

On seeing him, Chhotu ran away. He went to the spot and found his father lying dead in the pit with half of the body covered with earth.

The complainant further stated that he brought out his father’s body and found a deep cut on the left side of the head.

A case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the suspect at the Chandimandir police station.

The suspect was arrested by the police yesterday. He produced in a court today, which remanded him in police custody for a day.