Amritsar, August 16

A youth identified as Karandip Singh (16) was shot dead allegedly by his four friends over an old grudge. The accused, identified as Sheru, Vishal, Sunny and Mangal Singh, fled away after admitting him in a private hospital. They were booked following the statement of Ravinder Singh, father of the deceased.

The police handed over the body to the family after autopsy. The police said a case has been registered with Kathunangal police and raids were on to nab the suspects.

Ravinder Singh told the police that he has two sons, Karandip Singh and Kuldip Singh. He alleged that Mangal Singh was a friend on his son but he used to keep a grudge against him over a dispute. He said today, they came to the house and took him along on the pretext of shooting a video for social media.

He said the accused took him to the rooftop of the house of Dheer Singh. He said Sheru reached with a rifle of his uncle Gurmel Singh, an ex-serviceman. He said they shot Karandip dead, took him outside a hospital on the Fatehgarh Churian road and fled. The hospital management informed the police which reached the hospital and started the probe. Later, he was identified as Karandip Singh. —TNS