33-year-old missing man’s body found in Sudhar canal

TNN | Updated: Jun 10, 2020, 16:30 IST

LUDHIANA: A 33-year-old security guard, who was missing since May 29, was found murdered and his body was recovered by the police from Sudhar canal.
The deceased has been identified as Boota Singh, a resident of Gill village.
Boota Singh was in a relationship with a woman, a resident of Kila Raipur village. He was murdered by the woman’s brother, identified as Jagjeevan Singh, 26. The Dehlon police arrested the accused from his house on Tuesday.
The accused had killed the man by hitting him with a brick on his head. When he got unconscious, he wrapped his belt around his neck and dragged him and threw his body into a canal.
Jagmeet Singh, cousin of the deceased, said he was living with Boota and his family for the past 15 years. On May 29, his cousin left the house in his bike and did not return. A missing compliant was also lodged by Dehlon police in this matter.
Additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) Jaskiranjit Singh Teja said body of Boota Singh was recovered from the Sudhar canal by Jagroan police on June 6. The body had injury marks and a leather belt was also wrapped around his neck. The autopsy had also ascertained that the man was murdered. Therefore, the Dehlon police had registered a murder case against an unidentified accused in the matter.
The ADCP said the police deceased was in a relationship with a woman of Kila Raipur village. In further investigation, the police also found that Boota had gone to meet the girl on May 29 and was missing since then.
Sukhdev Singh, SHO, at Dehlon police station, said Boota wanted to marry the girl, but her parents did not agree. The girl also wanted to end her relation with Boota, but he was forcing her to marry him. On May 29, when Boota went to meet the girl, he was drunk. Meanwhile, Jagjeevan took him with him on the pretext of talking to him. The accused took him to Jasowal, where he hit him with a brick on his head. Thereafter, Jagjeevan wrapped a belt around his neck and dragged him near a canal in Jasowal and threw his body into it.