Accused inflict injury on youths chest,rupturing heart,killing him on the spot A 17-year-old man was stabbed to death on Tuesday night after he asked a group of people consuming liquor near his house to behave and not use vulgar language. Gurmeet Singh,who drove a tractor to eke out a living for his family,was attacked by the group in a drunken state and stabbed in the chest at around 8 pm. The sharp-edged weapon used in the crime ruptured the heart of Gurmeet,killing him on the spot. Gurmeets uncle Kala Singh,who tried to save him,was also attacked. Kala was,however,declared out of danger by the doctors at Bathinda civil hospital on Wednesday after primary treatment. Bathinda Senior Superintendent of Police Ashish Chaudhry said the police have arrested three persons,namely Jatinder Singh,Balwinder Singh and Rajinder Singh,for the crime. On the complaint of Kala Singh,two others,Bobby Singh and Teja Singh,have been booked for the murder. We are investigating the case and ascertaining the role of Bobby and Teja, said the SSP. It all began when deceased Gurmeets grandfather Balbir Singh asked Gurmeet to go and ask the group consuming liquor near their house to behave properly and not use vulgar language. My sister was in the house and they (persons consuming liquor) were using vulgar language in a loud voice. My grandfather asked Gurmeet to go and tell them to stop doing so, said an inconsolable Gora,Gurmeets younger brother. As he (Gurmeet) went there,an argument ensued and they stabbed him to death, Gurmeets grandfather Balbir said. Moments earlier,they (accused) had sought a bowl of daal from us,which we gave. And moments later,they killed my son, said a sobbing Jaswinder Singh,Gurmeets father. Gurmeet sustained a wound on left side of his chest and his heart got ruptured,resulting in the death on the spot, Dr Prateek Kapila,who conducted the post mortem on the body told The Indian Express. Dr Pawan Mittal,who attended to the deceaseds uncle Kala Singh told that Kala sustained injuries to his lungs after too was stabbed in the chest. But he is now out of danger, Dr Mittal added. Heart-rending scenes were witnessed at the deceaseds house on Wednesday when his body was being taken for cremation.
