Man axed to death by his cousin after attending a wedding party

Man axed to death by his cousin after attending a wedding party

Harshabab Sidhu
Nabaz-e-Punjab, Mohali, December 10:
A 32-year-old man was allegedly killed by his cousin brother by attacking with an axe on his neck last night here in Kambala village here. The victim, identified as Gurvinder Singh, was killed by Lakhwinder Singh (31) alias Lakhi (both residents of Kambala village), who was arrested by Sohana police a few minutes after the incident from his house. Gurvinder used to work as a milkman here and was also a farmer, said the police.
According to the police, Gurwinder and Lakhi went to a wedding party at their village last night where they got drunk and involved in heated arguments. When Gurvinder was returning to his house after attending the function, Lakhi, who was waiting for him on the way, attacked him with an axe following which he sustained severe injuries and cuts on his neck. The accused then fled from the spot to his house, leaving behind the victim in a pool of blood. The incident took place around 11 pm. The victim’s cousins rushed him to a private hospital in Sohana where doctors declared him dead a few minutes after admitting him. The police reached the spot on getting the information around 1 pm and arrested the accused from his house.
Inspector Daljeet Singh, Station House Officer of Sohana police station, said, “The old family rivalry between both the cousins plus the heated arguments on the function led to the murder of Gurvinder. We have arrested the accused and also recovered the axe from his possession. Further investigation is on.”
A case of murder has been registered against the accused on the statement of the victim’s uncle, Kuldeep Singh at the Sohana police station. The accused will be produced before a local court on Friday. The post mortem of the victim will be conducted soon in Civil Hospital, Phase 6 here, added SHO Daljeet Singh. The victim is survived by his mother and his younger brother.