Murder case solved, 1 arrested

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 20

The city police have cracked the murder of Jatinder Kumar, a resident of the Ram Tirath Road area, who was found dead in fields in the Verka area on November 27. He was shot dead by unidentified persons.

Mukhwinder Singh Bhullar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (investigations), said that the police had arrested Palwinder Singh of Ludhar village falling under the Majitha police station. However, his accomplice Pawan Kumar, alias Labha, of Nag Khurd village was still absconding. He said robbery was the motive behind the killing of Jatinder Kumar. The police have recovered the deceased’s scooter from his possession.

Bhullar said that the duo had a criminal case of murder bid registered with the rural police against them. He said that Pawan Kumar had shot Jatinder dead during scuffle while looting. He said that Pawan was yet to be arrested. As per the investigations he had a .315 bore country-made pistol which was used in the crime.

Jatinder, a divorcee, was missing since November 26. He took dinner at his sister Nisha’s home in Jhujhar Avenue locality and left for his house. After some time Nisha called him to know whether he reached home. He told her that he had reached home. However, he did not go home.

50-year-old man shot dead in Patti

Tarn Taran: Two armed persons shot dead a motorcyclist on the Lauhuka-Naushehra Pannuan link road here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Tarlok Singh (50) of Jandoke Sarhali village. He was going to Naushehra Pannuan village for some domestic work on his motorcycle when two motorcycle-borne armed persons appeared on the spot and opened fire on him. He died before the police reached the spot. The Sarhali police were informed of the incident but they denied to act saying that the area did not fall under their jurisdiction. Later the Patti police were called but Tarlok Singh had died by the time the police reached the spot. OC