NRI found murdered over property dispute

LUDHIANA: Fighting a property dispute against his brother, 70-year-old NRI Kulwant Singh, who had returned from England just three months back, was found murdered in his house at Mahima Singh Wala village in Dehlon.

The body was lying decomposed, indicating that the NRI was murdered a few days back.

He had reportedly returned following a property dispute with his brother Jaswant Singh, who is also settled in England.

Sarpanch Joginder Singh, after getting a phone call from NRIs third brother Charanjit Singh, went to Kulwants house and found the body. Charanjit had told the sarpanch that his brothers mobile phone was switched off and he did not appear before a court on May 20 for hearing in a property case.

There were injuries on the head of the deceased. Police sources said it seemed that the murder was committed using a blunt weapon. He was probably killed a week back, they added.

As there was no sign of the robbery, the police are suspecting the role of acquaintance behind the murder. They are also not ruling out the use of contract killers in the crime.

Inspector Satinder Pal Singh, SHO, Dehlon police station, said it was a planned murder. Police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC against unidentified persons.