Punjab: 2 days after going missing, 26-yr-old man’s decomposed body found inside police station
Jalandhar: In a deeply troubling incident, the decomposed body of a 26-year-old man was found inside a room at Shahkot police station in Punjab’s Jalandhar district, two days after he was reported missing.
The deceased, identified as Gurbhej Singh, alias Bheja, was a resident of Bajwa Kalan village. Singh had been assisting staff at the police station for the past few months by serving tea and water. The officials, who claimed they were clueless about his whereabouts for two days, have now initiated an investigation to rule out any foul play, as reported by The Indian Express on Tuesday.
His family, although they did not file a formal missing person’s complaint, had informed Shahkot police of his absence. Shockingly, it wasn’t until late Sunday night—over 48 hours later—that his body was found inside a rarely accessed room on the terrace of the police station, after a foul smell raised alarm.
“Preliminary findings suggest the possibility of a poisonous insect bite or a similar cause. The exact cause of death will be determined by the post-mortem report,” TIE quoted Police Inspector Balwinder Singh Bhullar, Station House Officer, Shahkot police station, as saying.
Singh, a former kabaddi player and bodybuilder, was cremated on Monday evening after his body was handed over to his family following the post-mortem conducted at the Government Hospital in Nakodar.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
