A day after a Ludhiana resident ended his life by setting himself on fireplace inside a public washroom on the premises of Metropolis-1 police station in Khanna, police on Tuesday arrested a self-styled godman and his three associates on costs of abetment to suicide.
The accused — Charan Das, who operates from Lalheri Highway in Khanna, and his associates Makhan Singh, Jugraj Singh and Inderpreet Singh — had been produced earlier than a court docket on Tuesday, which remanded them to one-day police custody.
In keeping with Khanna SSP Darpan Ahluwalia, the deceased, a resident of Ishar Nagar in Ludhiana, had visited the police station on Monday to lodge a recent criticism alleging that the accused had duped him of ₹73,000 on the pretext of performing spiritual rituals to resolve his monetary issues.
The complainant additional alleged that the accused harassed and threatened him each time he sought refund and was solely returned ₹20,000.
Police stated that shortly after submitting the criticism, the person went to a public washroom outdoors the police station and allegedly set himself ablaze. He died on the spot. A matchbox and an empty bottle containing an inflammable substance had been recovered from the spot.
Inspector Sandeep Kumar, station home officer, Metropolis Khanna police station, stated, “An FIR has been registered underneath Sections 108 (abetment to suicide) and three(5) (frequent intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita towards the 4 accused.”
