In a frightening incident, a kabaddi player was murdered in Punjab’s Kapurthala district and his mutilated body was thrown outside his house in a badly injured state.
The incident reportedly took place a few days ago in Dhilwan tehsil of Kapurthala and the family members of the victim alleged that despite identifying the main accused, no arrests have been made so far.
The young man identified as Hardeep Singh alias Deepa, had a long-standing dispute with another man in the area identified as Harpreet Singh alias Happy. Both Deepa and Happy had also registered cases against them in connection with the dispute.
Kuldeep Singh, the investigating officer, told the media that many cases had been registered against both Happy and Deepa.
"Based on the father's complaint, a case of murder has been registered against Happy and his five associates," Kuldeep Singh was quoted as saying by news agency IANS.
The incident also sparked a political row after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal hit out at the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government and said that there is ‘jungle raj’ in Punjab. He further asked the Punjab CM to resign.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, "Shocked to learn about the brutal killing of a young Kabaddi player at vill Dhilwan in Kapurthala. See the level of fearlessness of the murderers; they knocked at the door and told the parents: "Aah maar ditta tuhada Sher putt". This isn't an isolated incident. There is complete Jungle Raj prevailing in Punjab, where murders, loot, snatchings and robberies are becoming an everyday affair," the SAD chief wrote.
“It's a proven fact that @BhagwantMann is unable to handle the situation. He should step down without any further delay,” he further wrote.
(With Agency Inputs)