Tattoo artist didnrsquot drown Buddies booked

  • | Friday | 29th March, 2019

LUCKNOW: Two friends of a tattoo artist whose body was found in Indira Canal were booked for his murder on Thursday.The body of 30-year-old Gurpreet Singh was found in Indira Canal on Wednesday. I do not remember what happened next,” said Amrita.Sanket was in a state of shock and kept mum, said Srivastava. Around 10pm, police received a call from Sanket that Gurpreet had drowned. The autopsy report revealed that his death was caused due to drowning. Sanket’s phone location was found to be different from Amrita’s and Singh’s at the time.“Minor abrasions and bruises were also found on the head and hands of Gurpreet.

LUCKNOW: Two friends of a tattoo artist whose body was found in Indira Canal were booked for his murder on Thursday.The body of 30-year-old Gurpreet Singh was found in Indira Canal on Wednesday. The autopsy report revealed that his death was caused due to drowning. However, police are probing the exact cause of the incident.A case of murder has been filed against Singh’s two friends — a man and a woman — on the complaint of his father Manmeet.Singh lived with his wife Indie Welling in their Subhashnagar residence.SHO Chinhat SK Singh said that on Wednesday evening, Gurpreet and his two friends Amrita Rathore , a resident of Aashiana, and Sanket Agnihotri , resident of Gomtinagar , went for an outing at Indira Canal. Around 10pm, police received a call from Sanket that Gurpreet had drowned. A police team reached the spot and fished out the body.Manmeet told police he suspected foul play because Gurpreet was an adept swimmer.Circle officer Gomtinagar Avnishwar Chand Srivastava said that Gurpreet, Amrita and Sanket were family friends. The three were possibly consuming alcohol at the time of the incident, he added.He added that Amrita told the police that she and Gurpreet were sitting on the banks in a tipsy state near the canal and suddenly decided to take a dip in the canal.“However, I slipped while Gurpreet tried to help me out, and brought me to a safer place. I do not remember what happened next,” said Amrita.Sanket was in a state of shock and kept mum, said Srivastava. The call detail records of all the three are being examined. Sanket’s phone location was found to be different from Amrita’s and Singh’s at the time.“Minor abrasions and bruises were also found on the head and hands of Gurpreet. The criminal intentions of the accused are being examined,” he said.

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