Migrant labourer killed over Rs 5,000

Ludhiana, July 17

A migrant labourer was murdered at the motor room of a farm at Dakha over a dispute of Rs 5,000. The accused, Anurag, hit the victim’s head with a brick and killed him on the spot. The deceased has been identified as Shiv Naresh, a native of UP.

Complainant Amarjit Singh, sarpanch of Jangpur village, told the police that he had taken farming land on contract and had employed Shiv Naresh for the supervision of the crops sown. Shiv resided in the motor room of the farm.

Amarjit said when he went to the motor room on Thursday night, he saw Shiv and Anurag fighting over money. The deceased owed Rs 5,000 to Anurag and the latter had come to take back his money.

He said their fight went into the wee hours of Friday. It was then that Anurag took a brick and hit Shiv’s head with it, killing him on the spot. Later, the accused fled. The police said he had been nabbed. He had confessed to having committed the crime. — TNS