Ludhiana, Oct. 31 -- A day after the murder of a labourer in Kasabad village, the victim's kin alleged illicit relations behind the killing. The brother of the victim claimed that the murder victim had developed illicit relations with a married woman. He alleged that the husband of the woman murdered his brother.

The Salem Tabri police have already initiated an investigation. The body has been sent to the civil hospital for a postmortem examination. The police suspected that after hacking the man with sharp-edged weapons, the accused shot him dead. Later, the accused dumped the body in Kasabad village after stuffing it in a gunny bag.

The victim has been identified as Suraj Kumar alias Manish, 24 of Kailash Nagar. Ashwani Kumar, brother...