Pinjore murder was result of dispute over Rs 100,say cops

It was a fight over dividing Rs 100 among four persons that led three of them to murder the fourth,Suresh Kumar,an employee of an iron factory at Nalagarh,on December 26...

It was a fight over dividing Rs 100 among four persons that led three of them to murder the fourth,Suresh Kumar,an employee of an iron factory at Nalagarh,on December 26,said an officer with the Panchkula police on Monday while claiming that the Pinjore murder case has been solved with the arrest of two persons.

While the two Deepak and Manoj Kumar have been arrested by the police,the third accomplice,Suman,is still at large.

Suresh Kumar,in his twenties,was found murdered in the Madahanwala village over a week ago near the Pinjore Baddi road.

The body bore injuries on the head and face.

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It was after a tip-off that the two persons,Deepak and Manoj,were arrested. In an inebriated state,the four apparently fought over some money that was to be shared among them. Deepak,Suman and Manoj hit Suresh with a large stone and fled from the spot, said a police official.

The two arrested would be produced in court on Tuesday. All the accused and the also the deceased are residents of Jharkhand.

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