Punjab: Body Of Man Found Buried In Field Three Weeks After Kidnap, Five Arrested
<p><strong>New Delhi:</strong> The body of a 20-year-old man, who was kidnapped for ransom three weeks back from a village in Punjab’s Muktsar district, was found on Saturday, news agency PTI reported.</p> <p>Station House Officer (SHO) of Kotbhai police station (Muktsar) Inspector Raman Kumar said five people, natives of Punjab and Rajasthan, have been arrested in the case.</p> <p>The arrested accused have been identified as Gursevak Singh, Malkit Singh, Amandeep Kaur, Mandeep Singh and Jagmeet Singh.</p> <p>According to the report, Harmandeep Singh’s body was found buried in a field in Malout.</p> <p>The kidnappers said that they had strangled the man right after abducting him on November 25 and had been demanding ransom from his family.</p> <p>Police said Harmandeep’s family received a ransom call and a letter demanding Rs 30 lakh.</p> <p>Police said that the main accused, Navjot, fled to Dubai after the incident and made the ransom calls from there.</p> <p>During interrogation, the accused also revealed that they had carried out a similar incident in the past too.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Harmandeep’s murder evoked a sharp reaction from opposition parties, who targeted the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government over alleged deteriorating law and order in Punjab.</p> <p>“Devastating! Anarchy/lawlessness/jungle raj. On November 25, Harmandeep was kidnapped from village Kotbhai in my constituency Gidderbaha. Kidnappers demanded a ransom of Rs 30 lakhs. As his parents couldn’t pay, he was killed on Dec 16. @AAPPunjab govt owes an answer to parents and people of Punjab,” Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring tweeted.</p> <p>Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal also attacked the government over the incident.</p> <p>“The law and order situation has become such that even common people are being asked to pay ransoms,” Badal said in a statement.</p> <p>“Heart-wrenching. Another innocent’s life was snuffed out because of the AAP government’s failure to rein in gangsters. Extortionists have taken over Punjab,” Badal tweeted.</p> <p>“Chief minister Mann has no moral authority to continue in office. My condolences to Harman’s family. We are with you in this moment of utmost grief,” he added. </p>
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