Blind murder case solved, 2 held

The police claimed to solved a blind murder case in which one Dalbir Singh (50), a resident of Kajikot village, was found murdered. The deceased used to drive an e-rickshaw.

The police found his body in a pool of blood on September 6 near a bank of the local Kasur drain. The victim left home on September 4 with his e-rickshaw, but did not return.

While addressing mediapersons here on Monday, Ajayraj Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP) , Investigation, said the suspects, who killed Dalbir, were identified as Nishan Singh and Surjit Singh Kala, both residents of Mallhia village. The duo was arrested, the SP said.

The SP said the suspects committed murder under the influence of drugs. The suspects had borrowed money from the victim, but were not ready to return it, the SP added.

The suspects killed Dalbir with a knife and threw his body on the bank of the Kasur drain in Tarn Taran, the SP said. He said police teams led by Inspector Prabhjit Singh, CIA in-charge, and Inspector Harjinder Singh, SHO, city police station, traced the killers with the help of the footage of the CCTV cameras. The police recovered the knife that was used in the crime by the suspects, he said. The suspects tried to sell victim’s e-rickshaw in Amritsar market, but did not succeed, the SP added.