Punjab: Stopped from thrashing wife, man kills neighbour

LUDHIANA: Sidhwan Bet police have booked a man and his brother for the murder of their neighbour, who had tried to stop the main accused from beating up his wife. The accused, identified as Ramesh Kumar and brother Veer, also allegedly injured the father-in-law of the victim, identified as Gulshan Sadha.
In her complaint, Gulshan's wife Rekha Rani alleged that Ramesh, a migrant labourer from Saharsa in Bihar, used to beat up his wife Anjali when inebriated.She said this happened on September 12 night, but her husband Gulshan intervened and stopped the accused from thrashing Anjali.
Later, Ramesh along with his brother carrying an iron rod turned up at the shanty of her father Lal Singh and hit him on head. When they raised an alarm, Gulshan came to the spot. The accused then started fighting with him.
Rekha alleged that Veer hit her husband on the head after which he fell down and Ramesh started hitting her husband with an iron rod on his chest and stomach. Soon they fled the spot.
She said her brother-in-law Ganesh Kumar and neighbour Preet Singh admitted her husband Gulshan Sadha and father Lal Singh to civil hospital, Sidhwan Bet. As Gulshan's condition was critical, he was referred to Ludhiana civil hospital where he died on Wednesday.tnn