Ferozepur April 19, 2018: The Ferozepur police have registered a case under Section 302 and 102-B IPC against five persons allegedly intending to murder Girdhari Lal, Lineman of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited by mixing something poisonous in cold drink.
Girdhari Lal is the elder brother of Naresh alias Bobby Khurana, Journalist and Reporter Fastway TV Channel and newspaper Daily Post. Girdhari Lal is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter.
Jasvir Singh, SHO informed that Girdharai Lal was working as Lineman in Electricity Board and was assigned the duty of meter reading.
It is alleged that on Tuesday, Naresh Khurana received a call from his brother Girdhari Lal that Ashok Sharma, Rajan, Ladi, Lada and Gappu had mixed something in his cold drink and he is not feeling well.
Naresh Khurana informed that Girdhari Lal was immediately shifted from local Civil Hospital to a local private hospital and then referred to Ludhiana on observation of his serious condition where he died during treatment. The dead body after the postmortem was handed over to the family members for cremation and further investigations are on.