Punjab: Two held for killing friend, hiding his body in pit in Bathinda

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The Bathinda Police in Punjab on Friday arrested two people for allegedly killing a friend and later hiding his body in a pit dug by them, the police said on Friday, the ANI reported.

The police said that the man was allegedly murdered over a dispute and both the suspects hid his body in a pit dug at a residence in Bathinda, according to the ANI.

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The locals informed the local police when they witnessed foul smell began to trouble the locals in the locality. It was found that the odour had been emitting from a spot where the body was kept hidden, as per the ANI.

"The deceased, named Harshdeep (21) had been missing since January 17. In this case, an FIR was already registered with the Bathinda police and a probe was on. Meanwhile, the police were informed of the bad odour that started spreading in the locality where his body was disposed. On reaching the place, it was learned that the body was of the missing person," said Mohit Aggarwal, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Bathinda, the news agency reported on Friday.

"After we launched an investigation into the matter, we found that Harshdeep had been killed by his friend, Gurpinder aka Goldy. He killed him along with another friend named, Baljeet Singh, by strangulating him over a dispute. Later, the duo hid his body in a pit, which was already dug by him at his residence," DSP Aggarwal added, the ANI reported.

"Both the suspects have been arrested by the police. A probe is underway," he further said.

Meanwhile, in an another incident, a man allegedly killed his wife and dumped the body in a forest in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said, according to the PTI.

The incident came to light after the body of the 32-year-old woman was found on the Aribali mountain in Daringbadi police station area on Thursday, they said.

The body was first spotted by locals, following which they informed the police.

Police said they sent the body for post-mortem examination, and detained her husband for questioning, during which he confessed to killing her.

He killed his wife in a fit of rage after a heated exchange three days back and dumped the body in the forest, said Anand Chandra Patra, the inspector-in-charge of Daringbadi police station, as per the PTI.

The couple was married for seven years and has a six-year-old son, he said.

The husband has been arrested, he added.

(with ANI and ANI inputs)