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This is an archive article published on October 8, 2012

Ludhiana blind murder: Brother held

With the arrest of four persons,the Moga police on Sunday claimed to have solved a blind murder case that took place in September.

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With the arrest of four persons,the Moga police on Sunday claimed to have solved a blind murder case that took place in September.

Those arrested include the victim’s brother,who had allegedly paid Rs 10 lakh to two contract killers to murder of his brother in a bid to usurp his property. They have been identified as Rajan,Lakwinder Singh,Jagsir Singh and Rinku.

In September,the railway police had found a body lying on the tracks near Bhugti bypass. An FIR was lodged by the General Railway Police while an investigation was also initiated by the Punjab Police.

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“The body was identified as that of Vikas Sharma. On October 5,Rajan Sharma,Vikas’s younger brother,told us that some unidentified persons had beaten him up and showed him a clipping of his brother’s murder. We registered a case. However,Rajan’s story had loopholes and during questioning,he confessed to the murder,” SP(D) Satpal Singh Bhangoo said.

Rajan said one Lakhw-inder Singh alias Lakhi,who worked in a nearby shop,provoked him to get his brother murdered for property.

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