Five booked for trying to kill former drug addict in Ludhiana

As per the victim’s father, his son had decided to give up drugs, but the accused were forcing him to buy the addictives from them and sell in the market

Five drug peddlers, including two women, have been booked for attempting to a murder a 27-year-old man after he refused to be a part of their heroin supply chain in Satguru Nagar, Doaba, police said on Monday.

The accused assaulted the victim with sharp-edged weapons and fled assuming he was dead. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The accused assaulted the former drug addict, a resident of Basant Nagar, with sharp-edged weapons and fled, assuming he was dead. The victim is currently undergoing treatment at Christian Medical College and Hospital.

The victim’s father, who is the complainant in the case, said his son was an addict and used to buy drugs from the accused. “My son had decided to give up drugs, but the accused were forcing him to buy the material from them and sell it in the market,” the complainant said, adding that they had been nursing a rivalry against him ever since. “On Sunday night, when my son went to a grocery shop, the accused attacked him,” he told the police.

ACCUSED ABSCONDING

Investigating officer sub-inspector Paramjit Singh said a case has been registered under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon), 148 (rioting) and 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code at Doaba police station. Efforts are on to nab the accused identified as Amanjot Singh, Soni, Kali, Shashi and Pooja, all residents of Satguru Nagar.