Four booked for culpable homicide in two incidents

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 15

Two alleged drug peddlers, including a woman, were among three booked on the charge of culpable homicide after a youth, identified as Chandan, died due to drug overdose in the Maqboolpura area here on Friday.

The police arrested one suspect, identified as Gurwinder Singh of Kot Mit Singh area, in this connection and two other accused were still absconding. They were identified as Jyoti and Major Singh, both residents of Maqboolpura locality, which is infamous for rampant drug abuse and bootlegging.

Suraj, complainant and brother of the victim, told the Maqboolpura police that on Friday, the accused took his younger brother to Jyoti’s home in the Maqboolpura area where they consumed drugs. He said his brother got unconscious and when he came to know about this, he rushed to the spot and took him to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital where he died during treatment.

Inderjit Singh, SHO, Maqboolpura police station, said on Suraj’s statement, the police booked Gurwinder, Jyoti and Major under Sections 304 and 34 of the IPC. While Gurwinder was arrested, the remaining two were still on the run. He said Jyoti and Major already had cases registered under the NDPS Act against them while the antecedents of Gurwinder were being ascertained.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a shawl trader lost his life during a scuffle with another trader over a monetary dispute. The victim has been identified as Vinod Nayyar and the accused as Kewal Goyal who is yet to be arrested.

Shiv Lal, an employee of Nayyar, told the police that when he came to the shop, he saw Kewal Goyal having an argument with Nayyar. He alleged Goyal was pressurising him into making a payment. He said Nayyar fell down during a heated argument and was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Parkash Singh, investigating officer of the case, said Nayyar was a heart patient and had undergone a bypass surgery recently. He said he apparently felt insulted and suffered a cardiac arrest when he entered into an argument with the victim. He said a case under Section 304 of the IPC had been registered against Goyal in this regard.