Youth kidnapped, thrashed over old enmity, five booked

The Dakha police on Saturday registered a case against five persons for allegedly kidnapping and thrashing a 24-year-old youth over old enmity.

The suspects were identified as Baljinder Singh and Ghuda, residents of Dakha, and three unidentified persons.

The complainant, Bawanpreet Singh, a resident of Jangpur village, told the police that on the evening of April 5 when he was going towards his village on a motorcycle, Baljinder and Ghuda forced him to stop his bike. They were carrying sharp weapons and a baseball bat. They started beating him up and afterwards, they took him on their motorcycle by pointing a sharp weapon at him. When he opposed their move, they again thrashed him.

“The suspects took me to a deserted village where Baljinder hit my leg with an iron rod. I also suffered serious injuries on my ankle and feet. Three more unidentified persons came to the scene with sticks and baseball bats in their hands. One of them hit his head with a baseball bat. Later, they left the place after threatening me,” he said.

The police on Saturday registered a case under various sections of the BNS and launched a probe in the matter.

Harjit Singh said an old enmity was the cause behind the attack on Bawanpreet. During the Hola Mohalla celebrations in Anandpur Sahib, the suspects had a fight with the victim and then also, they thrashed him. Now, he was taken to an isolated place and again thrashed by them. Now, raids were being conducted to nab the miscreants.