Ludhiana: A man thrashed his tenant to death in Gagan Nagar of Daba in the early hours of Friday. The accused allegedly suspected the victim of stealing Rs 1,000 and they also had a fight on Thursday night. The area residents had intervened and pacified them. Later, the accused attacked the victim with a stick, killing him.
The deceased has been identified as Vijay Morya, 30, a labourer. He hailed from Uttar Pradesh and had been living in Ludhiana in a rented accommodation owned by accused Gabbar Singh, 50, for the past two years.
According to the locality residents, Gabbar and Vijay used to live together and on Thursday night, people gathered outside their house on hearing them quarrel. Gabbar was accusing Vijay of stealing Rs 1,000 while the latter was refuting the allegation. People pacified Gabbar and went to sleep.