Man kills 45-yr-old nephew with spade

Tribune News Service

Mohali, April 1

The police have booked Surjit Singh, a resident of Ferozepur Bangar village near Mullanpur, on a charge of murdering his nephew with a spade yesterday.

The victim has been identified as Randhir Singh (45), who was working with the PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) on a contract basis. The victim is survived by his wife and three children.

According to the police, Surjit, a farmer, and his nephew had regular fights over the latter’s habit of taking liquor daily. Yesterday too, Randhir came home after taking alcohol. Surjit, who was already angry as he had beaten up his daughter, picked a spade and attacked Randhir, causing severe head injuries. He was rushed to the PGI where he succumbed to his injuries.

The investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Harpal Singh, said the body of the victim had been handed over to the family members after a postmortem. He said the suspect was yet to be arrested.

A case under Section 304 (culpable homicide) of the IPC has been registered against the suspect on a statement of Satwinder Kaur, mother of the victim.