Garhshankar: 27-year-old attacked, dies

Our Correspondent

Garhshankar, September 2

A person, identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Soni, was attacked with sharp-edged weapons by six persons by entering his house situated in Ward No.13 of the town on Thursday. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Garhshankar, for treatment.

In view of his serious condition, he was referred to the Civil Hospital, Hoshiarpur, where he died during treatment. The victim’s mother alleged that her son had a quarrel sometime ago in which some people were booked but the police did not take any serious action. She said if the police had caught those accused on time, her son would have been alive today.

According to information received, the victim was sleeping in his house at around 9 am this morning. His mother Mahinder Kaur, alias Rani, had gone to work in somebody’s house while his younger sister was working in the kitchen. Gurpreet was in the room at the first floor of the house and his maternal uncle Harkamal Singh was also sitting nearby.

Meanwhile, five to six youths armed with weapons came there and attacked Gurpreet. His uncle Harkamal Singh said he tried to stop the attackers, but they did not stop and kept on attacking him.

After arriving his house, they closed the gates of the house from inside. Seriously injuring him, they fled from the spot. As soon as the information about the incident was received, Garhshankar ASP Tushar Gupta and SHO Inspector Iqbal Singh reached his house to investigate.

On the occasion, ASP Tushar Gupta said the reason for the murder was being cited as old enmity and the police are investigating the matter. He denied any laxity on the part of the police.