Migrant laborer murdered on Diwali evening in Nayagaon, three held

Migrant laborer murdered on Diwali evening in Nayagaon, three held

Harshabab Sidhu
Nabaz-e-Punjab, Mohali, November 15
Mohali police arrested three persons including two juveniles for allegedly murdering a 18-year-old migrant labourer in Nayagaon village on Diwali evening.
The victim has been identified as Rajveer, a resident of Ganganagar in Rajasthan and was currently putting up in Dashmesh Nagar, Nayagaon in a rented accommodation. Rajveer was working as a mason under a local contractor here.
The suspects, Basu (20), a resident of Adarsh Nagar in Nayagaon, along with his two accomplices (both juveniles) were arrested by the local police few moments after the incident.
According to the police, Rajveer had a old rivalry with one of the suspects and last evening when the victim was returning his house after finishing his work around 7 pm yesterday, he met the suspect following which they had heated arguments. Later the suspect, called Basu and the other juvenile boy in Dashmesh Nagar where the incident was occurred. The trio then started assaulting the victim and in the meantime, Basu attacked Rajveer with a heavy wooden log on his head. The trio then fled from the spot. Rajveer was shifted to PGI, Chandigarh where he succumbed to his head injuries this morning.
Nayagaon Station House Officer, Sub Inspector Jagjeet Singh said, “On getting the information about the incident, we arrested the suspects from their houses. They would be produced before a local court on Monday. The victim’s family was informed and the post mortem will be conducted on Monday. The suspects and the victim had stayed in the same locality in the past where they had a dispute. The old rivalry led to the murder of Rajveer.”
A case has been registered against the suspects under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC at the Nayagaon police station today.