Following altercation, man kills friend at Batala hotel, held

Man killed his friend at a hotel near Batala town. According to information, Amritpal Singh had a fight with his friend Ajitpal Singh over some issue following which he shot him dead with his licenced revolver.

A man allegedly killed his friend at a hotel late Monday night near Batala town and later tried to mislead the cops by concocting a story. He told the police that the two were driving to Amritsar when armed men travelling in a car opened fire killing his friend on the spot.

A man allegedly killed his friend at a hotel late Monday night near Batala town and later tried to mislead the cops by concocting a story. (HT Photo/ Representational image)

According to information, Amritpal Singh (48) had a fight with his friend Ajitpal Singh (50) over some issue following which he shot him dead with his licenced revolver.

Batala SSP Satinder Singh said Amritpal along with his cousin, who owns the hotel, dragged the body into the car of the deceased and placed it on the front seat. They fired gunshots at the car and damaged its windshield to give an impression that somebody else fired at them. He took the body to the hospital where Ajitpal was declared brought dead, the SSP said.

Later, Amritpal in his statement to the police claimed that when they were driving to Amritsar, the occupants of a car fired at them following which Ajitpal was killed, the SSP said.

However, the police smelt a rat when Amritpal repeated the sequence of incidents. When he was put under sustained interrogation, he told the police that he killed Ajitpal.

He was arrested and a case was registered against him at the Sadar Police station under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC and other relevant sections. The cops have launched a manhunt to arrest his cousin who aided him in committing the crime.

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