Tarn Taran, July 17

With the arrest of all four accused responsible for the murder of Harpal Singh (35) of Chhapari Sahib village, the Goindwal Sahib police have solved the murder case.

The victim went missing from his home on July 14 and his body was recovered from the village pond on Friday. Four of the accused identified as Gurpreet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Gurwinder Singh and Jaswinder Singh had been arrested for the murder of Harpal Singh.

The accused had already been booked under Sections 302, 201, 379 and 34 of the IPC by Goindwal Sahib police on Friday.

The victim’s father Sohan Singh said on July 14, he had seen all of them, including Harpal, at a corner of the village and he asked his son to accompany him to the house, but he refused to accompany him. DSP Ramandeep Singh said the accused had confessed to killing Harpal Singh and disposed of his body in the pond. — OC