Ludhiana, Dec. 31 -- A 22-year-old man allegedly ended his life at the residence of a friend in New Patel Nagar under suspicious circumstances. The Haibowal police booked three persons for abetment of suicide. Two of the accused - Ritesh Kumar and Pawan Kumar, both friends of the deceased - have been arrested, while the third, victim's brother-in-law, is absconding.

The case has been registered on the complaint of the victim's mother, who told the police that her son had left home on the evening of December 21, saying he was going to a friend's house and would return shortly. When he did not return by dinner time, she called him. He told her that he would have his meal at his friend's place and return later. A subsequent call around 11.3...