Dispute over throwing garbage turns ugly

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, January 1

A 60-year-old man was beaten to death by two men near Cambridge School, Choti Baradari, here on Thursday over a garbage throwing dispute. The incident came to light on Saturday after the deceased, who has been identified as Lallan Kumar, succumbed to his injuries at the Civil Hospital in the morning.

According to the police, two men identified as Rakshak and Shivam of Laber Colony attacked Lallan Kumar with an iron rod. The police said the deceased and the attackers were neighbours and had a personal rivalry over garbage throwing issue as informed by Deepak Kumar, son of deceased Lallan Kumar.

SHO, Division 7, Ravinder Kumar, said, a case under Sections 302, 341, 323, 324 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against the accused. He said while one of the accused has been arrested, the other identified as Shivam was still absconding.

Divulging details about the deceased, the police said Lallan Kumar worked as a security guard at Model Town. They said the incident took place on Thursday morning, when the deceased was going to his job and was attacked from behind with an iron rod.