Fortnight on, head of Nagal man found buried near murder spot

Gaurav Kanthwal

Tribune News Service

Mohali, July 4

Fifteen days after a headless body of a Nagal resident was found partially buried close to Punjab Chief Minister’s farmhouse in Siswan, the police today found a bag containing the severed head buried 200-250 metres from the spot.

The police exhumed the head buried deep near a Java plum tree where the suspects and the victim had reportedly consumed liquor before the gruesome murder. The last rites of the deceased’s headless body were performed on June 21.

The deceased was identified as Sucha Singh, 40. He had been missing from his house since June 12. The deceased was a herder who used to graze sheep and goats in a nearby forest.

The Mullanpur police had arrested three suspects — Jagir Singh, alias Ghola, Satnam Singh, both residents of Parol Village, and Desh Raj, a resident of Nagal village. The police are still searching for a Nepalese national reportedly involved in the incident and missing since June 12.

Bikramjeet Singh, DSP (SD Kharar-2), said: “The head was recovered this evening after the leads from Ghola. The severed head will be sent for a post-mortem examination. The search is on for the fourth suspect.”

The deceased and the suspects were known to each other and were consuming liquor when arguments began over some financial matter between Sucha Singh and prime suspect Ghola. Later, the suspects allegedly beheaded the victim and buried his body.

Eyewitnesses said the deceased’s pet dog had helped in finding the headless body buried on June 20.