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Ludhiana: The police on Friday arrested two employees of a liquor vend in Raikot of Ludhiana district for allegedly beating a person to death on September 30. Two more accused, including the vend manager, are still at large, the police said.
The arrested accused have been identified as Sukhdev Singh of Bhaini Baringa and Balwinder Singh of Mohalla Valimki. Liquor vend manager Anmol Singh hails from Uttar Pradesh and fourth accused Manoj, main salesman of the vend, belongs to Hari Singh Nalwa Chowk in Raikot.
In her police complaint, bereaved mother Darshan Kaur of Kalsiyan village stated that her husband Lakshman Singh and elder son Gurwinder Singh work in Toronto of Canada, while deceased Jasvir Singh, 30, was her younger, who stayed at home and would do some social work.
On September 30, Jasvir went out with his uncle Hari Singh on a motorcycle at 4pm to plant saplings but did not return till late evening. Later, she came to know that her son had heated arguments with the staff of a liquor vend, who beat him up and he was admitted to Raikot civil hospital. As his condition worsened, he was referred to PGI, Chandigarh, from where he was discharged on October 6 after his condition improved.
However, the complainant said, Jasvir would tell her that he did not remember anything. On October 12, after having lunch, her son went to sleep and did not wake up after that. A doctor declared him dead.
The police have booked the accused under sections 302 (murder), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
Raikot DSP Sukhnaz Singh said while two accused have already been arrested, a manhunt has been launched to arrest the other two.