India News | ASI, Two Others Held for Murdering Friend in Punjab's Ludhiana

Ludhiana, May 31 (PTI) An assistant sub-inspector and two others have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 42-year-old friend, police on Saturday said.

The victim, identified as Gurjinder Singh, was a resident of MIG colony in Jamalpur locality and had been missing since April 16, they said.

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Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mandeep Singh, said that Gurjinder was last seen with Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Bua Singh and two others, who took him out, claiming they were going out for a drink.

After Gurjinder did not return home, his mother Ranjit Kaur filed a police complaint following which an FIR was registered.

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Morinda Police informed Ludhiana Police during investigation that a body recovered from a canal matched the missing man's description.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Gurjinder was shot dead when they were taking drinks in a park of Jamalpur Colony, police said.

The vehicle used to dispose of the body was also recovered, they said.

All three accused have been arrested, police said.

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