Road rage: 3 arrested for murdering Jamalpur man

Ludhiana: The police, on Sunday, arrested three persons for murdering a 26-year-old man in Jamalpur on Friday night.

The arrested are Deepak Sharma of Giaspura, Sahnewal, Munish Kumar of Bhamiyan Kalan, Jamalpur, and Ashish Pandey of Raseela Nagar, Jamalpur. All three are between 25 and 26 years old and labourers. They had assaulted Deepak Kumar of Guru Nanak Pura, Jamalpur.

Joint commissioner of police (rural) Sachin Gupta said, “The murder was the fallout of a road rage incident. Deepak Kumar, along with his friend Badal and uncle Sonu, had gone to the house of Badal’s relative for Dussehra celebration. After the celebration, they were returning home when they found a bike parked in the middle of road and its three riders standing nearby in Balaji Nagar.”

“Deepak Kumar objected to it and asked the trio to stand on roadside. This triggered an argument and they hurled abuses at each other. When Deepak Kumar, Badal and Sonu left, the accused chased them, picked up a stick and attacked Deepak Kumar on head. Badal and Sonu rushed from there to call for help. By the time they returned, the accused had escaped after assaulting Deepak Kumar,” Gupta added.

Jamalpur police station SHO Kulwant Singh Malhi said, “The accused have no criminal record and were captured on a CCTV camera installed near the spot.”

A case has been registered under section 302 (murder) of the IPC.