Chandigarh: Amit Doda, nephew of Akali leader Shiv Lal Doda and co-accused in the Dalit murder case in Punjab’s Abohar was on Sunday arrested by the police.
Jatinder Jain IG Bathinda Zone disclosed this in a press conference.
Punjab Police had yesterday issued a look out circular against Shiv Lal Doda and his nephew Amit in the case.
The duo has been booked for conspiracy in connection with the murder of a 27-year-old Dalit man Bhim Sain whose limbs were chopped off in Abohar on December 11.
In this incident, another victim Gurjant Singh, who was seriously wounded, is undergoing treatment in a hospital at Amritsar.
Jain claimed that hunt is on to nab Shiv Lal Doda who was also been nominated in the FIR registered regarding the case.
It is to be mentioned that opposition Congress had stalled the Lok Sabha proceedings demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits and also demanded dismissal of the state Government after this incident.
ANI