Kapurthala, May 11 (PTI) A 27-year-old Delhi resident was found dead in the premises of a local railway station here, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased identified as Sukhbir was a contractual labourer on electrification work of railway lines at Ludhiana Railway Station, they said.

Also Read | J&K: Encounter Has Started at Marhamaa Bijbehara Area of Anantnag. Police and … – Latest Tweet by Prasar Bharati News Services.

On Tuesday, Sukhbir came to Kapurthala station to meet his brother-in-law Ravi, City Deputy Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh said.

Later, Sukhbir along with other unidentified people consumed liquor in an abandoned railway quarter, the DSP said, adding an argument broke out between them following which they attacked Sukhbir with sharp weapons and killed him, Singh said.

Also Read | ‘Punjab Govt Working To Generate Jobs, Be Patient’, Says CM Bhagwant Mann.

Police have detained four people for questioning and further probe is on, the DSP said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)