MAN HELD FOR DROPPING BODY STUFFED IN SUITCASE OUTSIDE RAILWAY STATION

JALANDHAR: The Jalandhar police on Thursday arrested the accused who had dropped a body stuffed in a suitcase outside Jalandhar city railway station on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Mohammad Ishtiyaq (36), and the deceased has been identified as Mohammad Shameed 28.

Both the accused and victim are natives of Katihar in Bihar and were living in Gadaipur village of Jalandhar. The accused was a daily wage labourer, while the victim was working in a factory. ACP Om Prakash of the government railway police (GRP) said: “Initial investigations have revealed that the accused had a tiff with the victim. Ishtiyaq’s cousin sister Kulsum Khatun was married to Shameed’s brother. Around six months ago, Shameed went to his brother’s house and started beating Ishtiyaq’s sister. Seeking revenge, Ishtiyaq hatched a plan to kill him. On Monday night, he called Bablu for drinks. When Bablu got drunk, Ishtiyaq choked him with a muffler and killed him,” ACP said.