4 brothers, aide thrash 19-yr-old man to death

Ludhiana: A 19-year-old man was brutally thrashed to death by four brothers and their unidentified accomplice in Sanjay Gandhi Colony late on Sunday night following a spat over a game of cricket.
Initially, Division 7 police had lodged an FIR against three accused, including two siblings. But when the victim’s kin staged a protest, the police booked two more brothers in the case.
The four brothers are Amit Kumar, Ravi, Arvind and Subhash of Sanjay Gandhi Colony. The victim has been identified as their neighbour, Karan Yadav, a labourer.
Ravi Kumar, brother of Karan, said in his police complainant, “Karan used to play cricket with a group of boys. On Sunday, he had a spat with one of the accused over the game. Thereafter, around 9pm, Karan went for a walk. When he reached near Gopal Mandir, the accused came there in a car. I was near the spot at the time.”
“The accused started fighting with Karan. Ravi held Karan from his arms and Amit hit him with a baseball bat. They fled after leaving Karan in a pool of blood,” he added. Ravi Kumar took Karan to a hospital. He was referred to CMC Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Ravi Kumar alleged that after the incident, Arvind came to their house and threatened them against lodging an FIR. They nabbed him, tied him with a tree and handed him over to the police. However, the police set the accused free after some time, he said.
“We gave a CCTV footage to the police which showed the four brothers at the murder spot. But the cops registered the case only against two brothers. Therefore, we staged a protest,” he added.
Karan's family gathered at Tajpur Chowk, Ludhiana-Delhi National Highway, around 1pm Monday and blocked the road. After the police booked Arvind and Subhash, too, they lifted the hour-long blockade.
Assistant commissioner of police (east) Davinder Chaudhary said, “The unidentified accused is the brother-in-law of Arvind. All the accused have been booked.” The ACP refused the allegations of setting Arvind free.