Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 18

With the arrest of three persons, the Amritsar rural police on Thursday claimed to have solved a blind murder case, in which a man had gone missing over two months ago.

Investigations revealed that the accused had thrown his body in Jhabal canal in Tarn Taran. Those arrested were identified as Gurnam Singh, Navraj Singh and Vikramjit Singh, all residents of Kot Khalsa area here.

Originally hailing from Janta Colony in Maqsooda in Jalandhar Varinder Kaur, a resident of Beas, told the police on September 15 said her son Prabhjot Singh had gone to meet his friends on his car (PB-13-AA-9357) on August 22. He said he will return soon, but he never came back, she added.

Amritsar Rural SSP Rakesh Kaushal said the police registered a case under Sections 344 and 120 of the IPC. His body was found in the Noor Di Canal in Jhabal in Tarn Taran following which charges of murder (302 IPC) were added in the FIR.

During the probe and following technical input, the police zeroed in on Gurnam, Navraj and Vikramjit who were arrested in the case. During interrogation, they revealed that they were habitual drug addicts and on August 22, they all had drugs at Bohri Bhatha in Kot Khalsa. After consuming drugs, the health condition of Prabhjot Singh deteriorated and soon he died. He said they got frightened and threw his body in the canal and fled away from the spot.

Youth shot at, five booked for murder attempt

A youth was injured when around five persons attacked him and his friend in a case of road rage. The injured was identified as Manbir Singh, a resident of Jujhar Singh Nagar located on Airport road here.

The accused were identified as Jobandeep Singh and Arshpreet Singh, both residents of Heir village and their three unknown accomplices. No arrest has been made so far.

Manbir told the police that on Tuesday late evening, he along with his friends, Jagpreet Singh and Harjot Singh, were going in his car and reached near Heir village turn when the accused who were travelling on a bike stopped in the middle of road. He said he asked them to move the bike.

However, the accused and his accomplices attacked them with sharp weapons leaving them injured. He alleged the accused also fire from a pistol which hit him in the right arm. He said as people started gathering, the accused fled away while threatening. He was admitted in a private hospital.

The Airport police have registered a case under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307 of the IPC and 25, 54, 59 of the Arms Act against the suspects and raids were on to nab them, said the police.