Upset over land dispute, Ludhiana man dies by suicide

Upset over an ongoing land dispute, a man died by suicide after consuming a poisonous substance.

Acting on the statement of the deceased’s son, the Ludhiana police on Monday registered a case against three relatives of the victim and launched further investigation.

In his statement to the police, Bhagwant Singh, a resident of Dehlon, said the family’s land was earlier in the name of his uncle, Hakam Singh. After the partition of the property, his father, Kesar Singh, received the land as his share.

The complainant alleged that whenever his father visited the land, some relatives used to stop and harass him. Later, he went into depression due to the issue. Unable to bear tension, his father eventually consumed a poisonous substance. They rushed him to the Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, where doctors declared him brought dead.

The Dehlon police have registered a case against Surjeet Kaur, Bikkar Singh and Charanjit Singh, residents of Mehal Kalan, Barnala, on the charges of abetment to suicide. After the registration of the case, the police launched an investigation to probe the role of the three named relatives and the land dispute.