Punjab: Elderly killed by neighbour over minor dispute in Ludhiana

Ludhiana , August 21: An elderly man was killed after being hit with bricks allegedly by his neighbour over a dispute on a wall-repairing issue, according to the Ludhiana police. The incident took place at Dhanansu village in Ludhiana, Punjab. The deceased was identified as Santokh Singh. 

"The neighbours were repairing a wall of their house. And the debris was falling on our premises. When my father went to them to complain about this, they started hitting them with bricks", said the deceased's son, Jaswant Singh. 

He claimed that his neighbours were involved in drug peddling. "The neighbours were involved in drug peddling. My father used to stop them so they were already angry with him over this," said Jaswant Singh.  

The police said an FIR had been registered into the matter and a probe was underway. 

"The accused had fled away before the police reached the spot. A search is underway to arrest them. An FIR has been registered against them. And the body of the deceased has been kept in the mortuary for post-mortem", said Rajinder Singh, Investigating Officer.