Amritsar, November 7

A day after a youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Dehriwal village in Tarsikka, family members of the deceased on Sunday held a demonstration on GT Road near Tangra and demanded registration of an FIR under murder charge.

They accused the police of inaction and alleged Manpreet Singh (24) was killed under some conspiracy. The police had initiated inquest proceedings in the case.

Family members and relatives kept the body on GT Road, and blocked the traffic over police inaction. The blockade was lifted after Tarsikka SHO assured them of appropriate action.

Balbir Singh, brother of the deceased, said Manpreet used to work in Goa and had come to his village on October 25 to celebrate Diwali. On November 5, his friends called him. Later, both mobile phones of Manpreet came switched off. On November 6, they came to know that Manpreet’s body was lying in the fields.

The police said statements of the deceased’s family were being recorded and investigation is under way. — TNS