Labourer stoned to death | Chandigarh News

Mohali: A 48-year-old labourer was bludgeoned to death with a brick in front of his brother-in-law in an under-construction house in Sector 66 B here on Sunday evening.
The victim is Booti Chaudhary. He belonged to Bihar. He was staying in Sector 41, Chandigarh. He was working as a labourer at the house for the past one month. The accused is Umesh Singh from Uttar Pradesh, another labourer. He was arrested on Monday evening.
Dina Nath, the complainant, said he had gone to visit his brother-in-law Booti on Sunday at 8pm. “He told me that Umesh, who works with him and resides on the ground floor of the house, had consumed alcohol and abused him. At 11pm, Umesh came to our room and told Booti that he wanted to talk to him,” said Dina Nath in his statement to the police.
“I heard Booti screaming for help. When I ran into the room, I saw Umesh hitting him with a brick on his face. I tried to stop him but he pushed me away and killed him,” he alleged.
Inspector Bhagwant Singh, station house officer, Sohana, said the accused was arrested within 24 hours of the crime. He will be produced in the local court on Wednesday. The body was handed over to family members after the post-mortem.
A case under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at the Sohana police station.