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Bathinda: Six arrested for killing man over minor tiff
The accused were identified as Jagdeep Singh, Mohit Kumar, Akash, Sukhwinder Singh, Pardeep Kumar of Bhucho Mandi and Sandeep Singh of Sivian village in Bathinda district. While, four other accused Rupinder Singh, Shanky, Deepak Singh and Deshprem are on the run.
Bathinda police on Monday arrested six persons for the murder of a Maisar Khana village resident after a minor tiff during a fair.
The accused were identified as Jagdeep Singh, Mohit Kumar, Akash, Sukhwinder Singh, Pardeep Kumar of Bhucho Mandi and Sandeep Singh of Sivian village in Bathinda district. While, four other accused Rupinder Singh, Shanky, Deepak Singh and Deshprem are on the run.
Bathinda senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gulneet Khurana said that a mela was going on at Durga Mandir at Maisar Khana village during the Navratri festival. “On October 20, late at night, some unidentified persons killed Mandeep Singh of Maisar Khana village and injured Ranjit Singh, also of Maisar Khana. The accused fled from the spot, and a special team was constituted to trace them,” he said.
“During the investigation, it was found that Mandeep along with his friend went to the mela. At the venue, Mandeep had an argument with Jagdeep. Following this Jagdeep gathered other accused and attacked Mandeep with sharp-edged weapons. Mandeep died on the spot, while his friend Ranjeet was injured,” he said.
A case was registered under sections 302(murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 324 (voluntarily causes hurt by means of any instrument for shooting, stabbing or cutting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 148 (rioting, armed with a deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Kotfata police station.
