Murder case solved with arrest of two in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur

Police have arrested two persons involved in murder of Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur resident Amit Kumar, whose body was recovered from the forest area in Bharatpur Jogian village near Mahilpur on April 13

Police have arrested two persons involved in murder of Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur resident Amit Kumar, whose body was recovered from the forest area in Bharatpur Jogian village near Mahilpur on April 13.

The accused Harpal Singh and Kundan Singh, also of Saharanpur, were known to the victim. (Representational Photo)

The accused Harpal Singh and Kundan Singh, also of Saharanpur, were known to the victim. Harpal Singh told police that Amit had taken ₹70,000 from a woman to kill him. However, Amit had demanded money from Harpal in lieu of not executing that deal to eliminate him. Harpal confessed that he and Kundan Singht took Amit to Bharatpur Jogian on the pretext that they would sell their land in the village and pay him.

On April 10, the trio reached the village where the accused strangulated Amit and dumped his body in the forest. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sartaj Singh Chahal said that the police recovered a car used in the crime and deceased’s mobile phone, which the accused had snatched. Both the accused and the victim had criminal record, the SSP added.