Tiff over ‘beedi’: Inmate strangulates friend to death in Ludhiana Jail
Tiff over ‘beedi’: Inmate strangulates friend to death in Ludhiana Jail Five days after the death of an undertrial in Ludhiana central jail, a jail mate confesses of killing an undertrial inmate after strangulating him over a puff of ‘beedi’ on June 11. Parkash Chand, an 18 year old jail inmate was found dead in barrack number 4 of the jail. The accused Deepak Daliya, 18, confessed to have killed him. Parkash Chand and Deepak Daliya were neighbours and were lodged in the jail in snatching case by division number 5 police on May 30. Iqbal Singh Dhaliwal, deputy superintendent of Ludhiana central jail, said they had initiated investigation on their own and found that Parkash Chand had a scuffle with Deepak Daliya on June 11. Upon interrogation, Deepak Daliya revealed that he had a verbal spat with Parkash Chand in barrack number 4 over a beedi. Parkash Chand had a beedi and Deepak Daliya asked him for a puff. Parkash Chand allegedly slapped Deepak when he insisted. After a while, Deepak followed Parkash Chand to the washroom and pushed him. Parkash’s head smashed against the wall and a tap hit him in his neck, after which he lost his consciousness. Later, Deepak strangulated him to death and went back to his barrack. “After the postmortem report suggested strangulation as the cause of death, we initiated investigations. Another inmate Varinder Kumar told us about the spat between Parkash Chand and Deepak. When questioned, Deepak confessed to the crime,” said the superintendent. Prakash Chand and Deepak Daliya were drug addicts and both were shifted to drug de-addiction centre at Ludhiana Central Jail from juvenile home on June 1. -PTC News
