JALANDHAR: Police on Friday booked a colonel on charges of abetment to suicide after an army jawan deputed with him committed suicide on Thursday night in the Cantonment area.
The deceased, Lakhwinder Singh (32), who hailed from Sangyal village in Hoshiarpur district, worked as a cook in the house of Colonel AS Salathya for the past one year. Lakhwinder ended life by hanging himself from a beam.
As per the first information report (FIR), the deceased’s father Joginder Singh alleged that his son called to his brother Tarlok Singh and informed that on Wednesday night he prepared chicken for the colonel which he did not like and used abusive language against him.
Singh alleged that the colonel also threatened to fire his son from job, as a result of which he was under stress. A case has been registered against the officer under section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code.
Inspector Barjinder Singh said the police were yet to make arrest in the case.
Colonel booked for driving cook to suicide
Nikhil Bhardwaj
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, March 11
The Jalandhar Commissionerate has booked Col AS Salathiya, Commanding Officer of the Battalion stationed in Jalandhar Cantt, on the charge of abetment to suicide.Lakhwinder Singh, jawan of 112 Infantry Territorial TA Dogra regiment, working as a cook with Col Salathiya, allegedly committed suicide last night. His body was recovered from his quarters.According to the deceased’s kin, Col Salathiya had abused him for badly cooking chicken, following which he took the extreme step.Lakhwinder’s father Joginder Singh said Lakhwinder had called his brother Joginder at 9.40 pm and told him that Col Salathiya had abused him for not preparing good chicken. He said Col Salathiya threatened to fire him from the job, Lakhwinder told his brother on phone before taking the extreme step, the recording of which has been given to the police. Lakhwinder was living with Col Salathiya on the Nalwa road, MES quarter 32/1, Jalandhar Cantt.ACP Mukesh Kumar said on the complaint of the deceased’s kin a case of abetment to suicide had been registered against Col Salathiya. Raids were being conducted to arrest him.Meanwhile, Army sources said a court of inquiry had been ordered by the Army into the incident.