A heart-wrenching case has emerged from Punjab’s Amritsar,where an excise department employee was lynched to death by sub-inspector’s son.
According to the preliminary findings, Antar Kahlon, sonof sub-inspector Tejinder Singh has been found accused in the alleged lynchingcase. He along with his associates had beaten victim Avtar Singh, an employeeof the Excise Department near Rajindra Palace on Tarn Taran Road.
After the alleged beating, when Avtar was rushed to thehospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.
It has been learnt from the sources that Antar Kahlon hada personal enmity with Avtar Singh and he had even threatened to kill thelatter in the past few days. The reason for rivalry determined that Avtar hadprocured illegal liquor from one of the aides of Antar Kahlon.
To take vengeance on him, Antar with his aides followedAvtar and in the midway they stopped him and started beating Avtar with an iron rod and a baseball bat.
However, Avtar was rescued from the group when hisyounger brother reached the spot of the incident after one of Avtar’s acquaintancescalled him up to inform him about his condition. When Hira Singh, the victim’s brother,made an attempt to shield Avtar he was also brutally attacked by the anguishedgroup.
While Hira Singh has been admitted to the Civil Hospital,an autopsy was carried out of the victim’s dead body and has been handed over tothe family.
Inspector Preneet Kumar of Sultanwind police station saidthat a case has been registered on the complaint of Manjit Singh, brother ofthe deceased.
DCP Parminder Singh Bhandal also informed that the matteris being investigated. The charges have been leveled against Antar Kahlon, theson of Sub Inspector Tejinder Singh, posted in the CIA staff.