Blind murder of smack seller solved by Kurukshetra police

Kurukshetra, September 14 --- Kurukshetra police today claimed to have solved the blind murder of a youth whose half-burnt body was found in a ditch near the railway track at Shahbad Markanda 20 kms from here on July 31.

Superintendent of Police, Astha Modi, told media persons here today that the case was a challenge for the police and the enquiry was marked to CIA-1, under Inspector Gurvinder Singh. She said that the half-burnt body was also eaten up by some animals, which was clear that the accused had tried to destroy the identity of the victim.

With the help of the public police could identify the victim as Sandip Kumar s/o Om Prakash r/o Jainpur Shahbad. During further investigation, the police found that Krishan Gopal alias Kittu, and Shivam r/o HEFFED colony Shahbad, and Ajay Kumar r/o village Tayora, had some money dispute with the victim.

Following suspicion, all the three accused were arrested by the police yesterday. During interrogation, Krishan Kumar told that he was running a shop to sell, and repair mobiles and his relative Ajay was employed to learn repair of mobiles. He as well as Ajay had become habitual of taking smack for the last few months. Smack was costly so to earn easy money they also started selling smack in small quantities. One of his Sandip (victim) used to consume and sell smack. Sandip’s neighbour Shivam also started consuming smack. All of them used to purchase smack from Sandip.

Krishan Kumar confessed that he owed Rs. 20 thousand to Sandip while Ajay and Shivam also owned heavy amount to Sandip. Sandip demanded his money and threatened that he would get them arrested by police for selling smack if they failed to pay his money. On July 27, all the three accused conspired to kill Sandip and invited him through mobile phone to come and get his money. As per plan when Sandip came in the evening Shivam took him on a motorcycle to river ‘bundh’ in village Damli, while Ajay and Krishan also reached there. All three strangulated Sandip with a scarf. When he became unconscious, they threw him into a ditch. Shivam hit his head with a stone. Krishan caught the action of Shivam in his mobile so that he could save himself in case the murdered is leaked out. They took out Rs. 1800/- and mobile from the pocket of the victim before putting patrol on the body to lit it up. Later they threw Sandip’s mobile in a drain and left for Haridwar after committing the crime.  

Accused were produced before the court today which sent them into police custody for three days.

It may be mentioned here that Shahbad is famous throughout north-india for easy availability and smuggling of smack and other banned drugs. During the past, the police had arrested many and sent them to jail but the business is still flourishing.  

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