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Non-local labourers kills counterpart in Budgam; both accused held
Budgam, Sept 18 (GNS): A non-local labourer from UP was killed in a brawl with his counterparts here in this central Kashmir district last night, officials said. Police have arrested the accused, both from the same state, they said. While one of them was arrested this morning, another was held from railway station Budgam as he was trying to flee, they said.
“Late evening (on Friday) police received an information from reliable sources that at brick kiln (71B) located at Labartal Budgam , some non-local labourers got into a brawl in which one of them namely Maan Singh (35) of Bagdar District Shahjahanpur UP got seriously injured and was shifted to SMHS hospital Srinagar for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries,” a police official told GNS.
Accordingly, he said, a case (FIR No. 297/2021) under section 307 IPC was registered, and later converted to section 302 IPC, was registered in Police Station Budgam.
“The accused had fled from the scene of crime and on Saturday morning one accused namely Dinesh Singh (29) son of Kali Caran of Bagdad District Shahjahanpur UP has been arrested,” he said, adding, “Another accused Roop Ram son of Ram Burase resident of Bagdar District Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh was arrested from Budgam Railway Station when he was trying to flee from Budgam district.”
The official said that body of the deceased has been shifted to District Hospital Budgam for legal formalities and would be handed over to family for last rites. (GNS)
