Ludhiana: A man who went to bring his son home from a card game was allegedly beaten to death following an argument in the Sudhar area of Ludhiana district, with police arresting one of three men booked for murder.The victim, Raghu Kamat, was allegedly struck on the back of his head with a wooden baseball bat during the altercation. He was rushed to the govt hospital in Sudhar, where he succumbed to his injuries during the intervening night of Nov 9 and 10.According to a complaint lodged by the victim’s son, Nitish Kamat, Raghu had gone to fetch his other son, Jyotish Kamat, on Nov 8 while he was playing cards. The three accused were allegedly present at the spot.Police said an argument broke out after Raghu asked his son to return home. The altercation soon turned violent and, during the scuffle, Khema Ram allegedly hit Raghu on the back of his head with the bat, leaving him critically injured.Sudhar police subsequently registered a murder case against Khema Ram, Varinder Sahni and Lal Babu under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.Police have arrested Khema Ram, a Rajasthan native. Varinder Sahni, a Bihar native residing in Akalgarh New Abadi, and Lal Babu, also from Bihar and residing in Sudhar Bazaar, are yet to be arrested.The victim’s body was handed over to his family after a post-mortem examination. Police said teams were conducting raids to trace the two absconding accused.
