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Ludhiana man bludgeoned to death over monetary dispute
The Khanna police on Wednesday booked a man for murder, a day after the body of a 33-year-old man was found lying near a plot in Karam Colony of Khanna
The Khanna police on Wednesday booked a man for murder, a day after the body of a 33-year-old man was found lying near a plot in Karam Colony of Khanna.
The accused who was identified as Shankar Sharma of Nirgun Das gurudwara, Chotta Khanna, was booked on the basis of the complaint lodged by Renu Devi, wife of deceased Mithilesh Rai of Basant Nagar of Khanna.
She stated that her husband was a vegetable vendor and used to sell vegetables in front of City Homes colony.
“Shankar had borrowed ₹2.5 lakh from my husband for purchasing a plot. Mithilesh had been asking him to return the money but he had refused to comply. On August 16, Shankar came to our stall at around 10 pm, said that he had arranged the money and took my husband along on a scooter,” she said.
“I, along with my 11-year-old boy, followed them to Karam Colony. As it was pitch dark there, I got scared and returned home. I waited for my husband the entire night but he didn’t come back. The next morning, I went to Karam Colony to check and was shocked to find him lying dead there,” she said.
The post-mortem report confirmed that the victim was bludgeoned to death.
Sub-inspector Akash Dutt said the accused was arrested and was booked under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
