Truck driver beaten to death by mob

Fatehgarh Sahib, June 10 (UNI) A truck driver was mercilessly beaten to death by a mob at Mandi Gobindgarh today.

The victim was identified as Upchinder Singh alias Nippy(24), a resident of Bharat Nagar in Mandi Gobindgarh, police here stated.

According to the police the truck was on its way from Amloh to Mandi Gobindgarh when it struck an electric pole. This infurated a group of people standing at the nearby cremation grounds and they caught hold of the truck driver and gave him a thrashing that led to his death in the hospital.

The police has registered a case and are looking for the people involved in the crime.

UNI