Illicit relations with land owner's wife results in murder of a migrant labor
Jalandhar, Feb 25, 2017: (SK Vyas) With the arrest of two migrant labourers, Jalandhar police claimed to have solved the mystery of the murder of another migrant labourer allegedly having illicit relations with the land owner's wife.
In a joint press conference here on Saturday, ACP Jagmohan Singh and SHO police station, Jalandhar Cantt Devender Kumar Chaudhry said a case of murder was registered on the statement of Ajai Yadav, a cousin of the deceased identified as Rajesh Kumar of Tulla Patti Pepra Shopor, Bihar.
Police said Ajai Yadav had been working for the past 4 years and Rajesh last three months as farm labors on the fields of Pritipal Singh of village Bambiawal. After some time, Pritpal started suspecting illicit relations between his wife and Rajesh.
Police said Pritpal along with his servants Ajai Yadav and Shiv Lal hatched a conspiracy to eliminate Rajesh Kumar. A deal was finalised that Rs 50,000 each would be paid to both Shiv Lal and Ajai.
Police said as per routine Rajesh went to the fields to answer the call of Nature on January 14 at 6.30 am where Pritpal, Ajai and Shiv Lal chased and attacked Rajesh with a knife and left him in the field thinking him as dead.
The accused Pritpal along with his servants Ajai Yadav and Shiv Lal were arrested after a thorough investigation and clinching evidence about the suspicious role of the main accused Pritpal. They were produced before the court which sent them to police remand till February 27.