Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 22

With the arrest of one person, the Chatiwind police claimed to have solved the blind murder case of a migrant, Ajit Kumar, who was hacked to death by unidentified persons in a snatching incident. The accused had decamped with his mobile and cash.

The police nabbed Navinder Singh of Chabba village while his accomplice Sukhchain Singh, alias Chandu, of the same village, was yet to be arrested. Raids were on to nab him, said Manmeetpal Singh, SHO, Chatiwind police station.

The complainant, Anil Kumar, manager of Supplitec industry Pvt Ltd, located at Chabba village on the Tarn Taran road, said Ajit Kumar, who originally belonged to Gonda district in UP, used to work as a driver at the factory. He used to live in the colony of the factory. Around 9.30pm on Tuesday, he was going to his residence when two unidentified bike-borne persons came and snatched his mobile. When he resisted, they left him seriously injured. He was taken to Guru Ram Das Hospital at Vallah where he died.

Manmeetpal Singh, SHO, said a case under Sections 302 and 379-B of the IPC was registered and the probe led to the identification of the two accused. He said Navinder was held while raids were on to nab Sukhchain.