Man kills physically challenged friend over petty arguments near Mullanpur Dakha

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, November 17

A physically challenged man was killed by his friend at Majri village near Mullanpur Dakha last night.

The deceased has been identified as Dhanna Singh (35), a resident of Majri village. The accused, who was arrested by the police, has been identified as Gurdeep Singh, a resident of the same village. A case under Section 302, IPC, was registered against the accused today.

As per information, yesterday night, Gurdeep had taken the deceased along with him to some isolated place in the village where they both consumed liquor.

“While they were consuming alcohol, Gurdeep started arguments with Dhanna over some matter. In no time, arguments took a ghastly turn and the former attacked Dhanna with a heavy wooden stick. The victim suffered serious head injuries and died on the spot,” police sources said.

After killing the victim, the accused fled the spot. Residents of the village rushed the victim to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

The Dakha police said today that a case of murder was registered against the accused and he was arrested.