Man lands in police net, son at large

After a man was beaten to death in Lajpat Nagar, Kochar Market, on the intervening night of November 6-7, the Ludhiana police registered a case against a man and his son. One of the suspects, identified as Inderpal Singh, was arrested while his son Tarandeep Singh was yet to be arrested by the police.

A case was registered against the suspects on the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Besides taking action against the house owner, the police had also registered a case against the deceased as he had attempted to commit a theft and was caught by the house owner. A case was also registered against the deceased on the complaint of the house owner, Inderpal Singh. He alleged in this complaint that as the man entered the house to commit a theft, he was caught. The latter also assaulted him and when he tried to save himself, the suspect fell unconscious.

Residents had tied the man to a pole and his hands were tied behind his back. He was slapped repeatedly on the face, kicked and punched in the stomach. His condition has worsened and he was admitted to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The police said the suspect was trying to enter a house when the people stopped him and assaulted him.

Investigating officer ASI Rakesh Kumar said after registering a case, one of the suspects was arrested and a raid was being conducted to nab the other person.

The ASI said the body was kept at the Civil Hospital mortuary and efforts were on to identify the deceased.