Ludhiana: The Sahnewal police on Tuesday arrested the second accused, an 18-year-old, in the murder case of Moti Lal, 55, of Kanganwal area. It is alleged that the accused was sodomised twice by Lal due to which he, along with his accomplice Amit Kapoor, killed Lal. The first accused had already been arrested by the police on Monday.
The police arrested the 18-year-old from Mandi Gobindgarh following a tip-off.
Sub-inspector Balwinder Singh, SHO at police station, Sahnewal, said the trio, including the victim and both accused, were drug addicts and used to consume drugs together. Under the influence of drugs, Lal allegedly sodomised the 18-year-old twice. He told Amit about it, who also fought with Lal over this matter four days before the murder. After that the duo hatched a conspiracy to kill Lal.
The SI added that the duo called Lal to a vacant plot on the pretext of having drugs. There they beheaded him with a sharp-edged weapon. They dumped the body at the plot and fled. On Sunday, Amit in an inebriated condition confessed to his crime following which the police came to know about the case and arrested him.
A murder case has also been registered against the duo in this matter.