Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 20

Three months after a woman died following a dispute with several persons in Mandiawala village falling under the Lopoke police station here, the police have booked four persons on the charge of her murder. They were booked following an autopsy report, which revealed three injuries, including critical head injury that led to the death of a victim identified as Joginder Kaur (65). The police had started inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code at that time.

Those booked have been identified as Laddu, Buta Singh, Mohla Singh and Nanak Singh, all residents of the same village. No arrest has been made till now.

Kapil Kaushal, SHO Lopoke police station, said, the accused had thrashed Joginder Kaur, following some altercation on August 15. The accused suspected that the victim’s family had informed the police about their alleged involvement in drug peddling. During the incident, she got unconscious and fell down. She was taken to the hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. The post mortem examination was conducted at Ajnala.

The autopsy report confirmed a critical head injury that ultimately led to her death. Therefore, a case under Sections 302, 341 and 34 of the IPC has been registered against the four and raids were on to nab them.