Ludhiana, June 17 -- The family of a Bathinda resident, Narinderdeep Singh, who was allegedly killed in police custody on May 23 reached poll-bound Ludhiana West here on Monday to demand arrest of the police officials implicated in the case.

"It has been around three weeks since my husband was murdered by these cops. But so far, they have not even been arrested. We staged protests in Bathinda, but the government paid no heed. Today we decided to come to Ludhiana as it is getting all the attention from the government due to the upcoming elections. We hope here we will be heard," said the 33-year-old widow, Nancy.

Her 33-year-old husband Narinderdeep was found dead at the Bathinda civil hospital during the late hours of May 23. In a video...