LUDHIANA: A 19 years old youngsters, with the help of his four accomplices, assaulted his 19 years old friend to death over an argument of purchasing a beer bottle, outside Ludhiana Railway Station on Saturday midnight. The accused assaulted the youngster to death using sluggers and sticks.
Identified as Kamaljeet Singh alias Kamal, 19 of Mohalla Adarsh Nagar, the victim was rushed to the Ludhiana civil hospital by his friends, from where he was referred to CMC hospital however upon reaching CMC hospital, the doctors declared him dead.
The Division number 1 police lodged an FIR under sections 103 (2) (a group of five or more persons acting in concert commits murder), 191 (rioting) and 3 (5) (act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of BNS against the accused identified as Sandeep, Sunil, Happy Rajput, Shiva and Ankit- all residents of Santpura of Dhuri Line. The police have arrested Happy, 19, Shiva, 18 and Ankit, 22, in this case while the other two accused are on the run.
Assistant commissioner of police- central Anil Kumar Bhanot said the victim Kamal along with his three friends were roaming around in the city. They had also consumed beer at some place and later reached near Ludhiana Railway station where Kamal met his friend Happy Rajput who was sitting on the roadside on his bike, at around 1 AM. Kamal had asked Happy to purchase him a beer to which initially Happy had agreed. However, later Happy refused to get him a beer bottle. Happy’s friends Sandeep and Sunil were sitting in their car parked near that spot, so Happy went there and sat with them in the car.
“Kamal followed Happy and argued with him for not purchasing him a beer bottle. They all indulged in a heated argument following which Happy and his friends started beating Kamal. Kamal’s friends initially tried to rescue him; however they ran from the spot to save themselves. The accused assaulted Kamal with a slugger and sticks that were already kept in the car. Kamal fell unconsciously after which the accused escaped from the spot. Thereafter Kamal’s friends took him to the hospital however he could not survive” added ACP Bhanot.
The official added that three accused have been arrested and further raids are being conducted for the arrest of the remaining two accused.