To eliminate ‘blackmailer’, Moga youth hires ‘contract killer’ on Instagram for Rs 4,000 & cellphone

SSP Ankur Gupta said that during investigation it was found that Gurmukh Singh was in possession of some objectionable videos of the 19-year-old accused. Gurmukh had reportedly been “blackmailing” the youth on the basis of those videos and was threatening to make them public.

SSP Gupta said that the accused contacted Gurlal Singh (22), of Saido village of Tarn Taran district over Instagram and asked him to eliminate Gurmukh. The deal was finalised for Rs 15,000, police said.

On September 15, Gurlal and an accomplice Onkar Singh (20)m reached Singhawala via bus and reached a designated spot. Meanwhile, the 19-year-old called Gurmukh to the drain near Bukkanwala on the pretext of having liquor.

All of them consumed liquor together. Soon, Onkar threw chilli powder in Gurmukh’s eyes and strangled him with a piece of cloth. Gurlal then slit his throat with a knife, said police.

They then dumped the body in the drain. Gurlal and Onkar took bike of the deceased and left for Tarn Taran. They were given Rs 4,000 in cash and a mobile phone by the 19-year-old youth for executing the murder, said police.

All three accused have been arrested, said police. The FIR has been registered for murder under the sections 103, 238, 3 (5) of BNS at City South Moga police station.