2 brothers booked for culpable homicide

Ludhiana: The Daba police on Sunday booked two brothers for culpable homicide after a 55-year-old drunk man died during a spat with them in Dhillon Colony of Daba. The victim used to have liquor with the father of the accused. The accused used to blame the victim for making their father drink liquor and waste money.
The deceased has been identified as Satnam Singh, a mason, of Dhillon Colony. The accused, Jaspreet Singh, 36, and his younger brother Jasvir Singh, 30, both labourers, of Dhillon Colony, gave Satnam a push after which he fell on the ground and died.
Gurnam Singh, son of the victim, stated that his father used to consume liquor with Narinder Pal Singh, father of accused. On July 4, the duo had consumed liquor at a vend in the locality. Suddenly rain started when his father and Narinder were returning home. They took shelter under the shed of a shop.
“When I went there to bring my father home, Jaspreet and Jasvir also turned up there. They started accusing my father of making their father waste money on liquor. When I objected to it, the accused slapped me. My father tried to intervene, but the accused thrashed him also and gave him a strong push. My father fell on the ground and his head hit the ground. I rushed my father to a hospital, where he died,” he added.
ASI Gurdial Singh, who is investigating the case, said that a case under Sections 304 (culpable homicide) and 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC has been registered against the accused at Daba police station on Sunday.
He added that Narinder Pal had retired as peon from a government school a few months ago. He was using his pension to consume liquor.