Migrant done to death in scuffle in Ludhiana

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, June 16

Minor dispute between two persons, which took a violent turn, led to death of Bhag Narain (48), a migrant construction worker in Ayali Kalan here today. Elsewhere in the city a married woman was strangled under mysterious circumstances on the Tajpur road here.

Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Jainpur village, reported to police that he went to meet his cousin Bhag Narain at Sun View Colony, Ayali Kalan, on June 13. He saw an altercation going on between his cousin and Ranjit Mahto, also a migrant worker, Rajesh Kumar added.

“The verbal duel suddenly took a violent turn and Ranjit hit my cousin with an iron pipe. Narain was injured. He fell down and lost consciousness. Later, he died during treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh,” said Rajesh Kumar.

The police have booked Ranjit Mahto under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. Efforts are on to arrest him.

Woman strangled

A married woman identified as Aaarti (23), wife of Pintu, both residents of Vishwakarma Nagar on Tajpur Road died at Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital on June 13. As her death seemed unnatural and mysterious, the matter was reported to police by the hospital authorities.

Suspecting foul play, victim’s father Dhruv Narain Dube, a resident of Chandan Khurd village under Paikoliya police station in Basti district (Uttar Pradesh) got body’s post-mortem conducted at the Civil Hospital on Tuesday. The post-mortem report indicated that the woman was strangled. The police have registered a case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and started investigating.

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