IN a brutal killing, some unidentified assailants killed a youth brutally by smashing head with stones near 32-Bungalow area in Bhilai. As per the sources, in this brutal killing the police are suspecting involvement of persons of close acquaintance as the crime scene is at considerable distance from the victim’s residential area. Police sources informed that the deceased has been identified as Sheikh Shahrukh (27), son of Sheikh Samir, a resident of Harnabandha, Durg. The police said that at about 11 am on Saturday, after information a Bhilai Nagar police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body of a youth that was found lying in bushes with serious head injuries and blood-soaked marks at the spot that located near 32-Bungalow area in Bhilai.

 

The police team also recovered some blood stained stones from the spot, confirming it to be the crime scene. As a part of investigation, police have collected all evidences and recording statements of all concerned to track down the culprits behind the heinous offence. In the matter police have registered the offence against unidentified accused under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code for brutal killing.

 

Rajkumar Dhritlahare, Station House Officer, Bhilai Nagar Police Station informed that with inspecting crime scene minutely the police are investigating into heinous offence from all possible angles and also verifying alibis of all concerned. The victim Sheikh Shahrukh was missing since yesterday evening and later the family members learnt about his body at the area in Bhilai. He asserted that police are working on certain inputs and the culprits behind brutal killing will soon be behind bars.