Day after murder in Ambala, two arrested

Ambala, October 12

The police have apprehended a juvenile and another suspect in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old who was stabbed to death over a petty dispute in Ambala City on Monday.

The victim had been identified as Manav, alias Ujjwal, a resident of Prem Nagar. The Ambala murder was captured on the CCTV camera of a department store.

A joint team of CIA-1 and the Baldev Nagar police was constituted to nab the suspects. The juvenile has been sent to the Borstal home, Karnal, while the second suspect, identified as Aditya, will be produced before a court tomorrow.

Baldev Nagar SHO Balbir Singh said: “The juvenile, who had stabbed Manav, has been apprehended while the involvement of second boy in this case is being verified. The boy has disclosed that Manav had thrashed him and he was holding a grudge against the victim. The weapon used in the crime has been recovered.”

The deceased’s uncle, Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Ambala Cantonment, in his complaint to the police had stated that his niece was a student of Class X at a government school. In August, on her birthday, one of her classmates (a boy) made some indecent remarks. She informed her brother (Manav) about the same following which he had cautioned the boy. — TNS