Meerut: Daurala sugar mill supervisor stoned to death by friend as revenge for ‘slap’ 

Meerut: A supervisor of Daurala Sugar Mill in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh was allegedly stoned to death by his friend as revenge for a slap, said police. The supervisor’s body was found in a field in Loiya village on Wednesday.

The supervisor was killed on Tuesday night. Police have now arrested the friend of the victim identified as Prempal. Police said the accused has ‘confessed’ to the murder in a drunken state to take ‘revenge’ for a slap.

The victim has been identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of Mundera village in Ambedkar Nagar district. He worked as loading supervisor in Daurala mill.

Ajay was living with his wife and three children in a rented accommodation at Bangla Colony in front of Daurala police station.

Ajay’s family said he went out of the house for some work on Tuesday but did not return. His body was found in a field the next day. His head seemed to have been crushed by bricks. Villagers also suspect that he was also shot.

The villager later informed the police about the body. The cops identified the victim with his ID Card and mobile phone. CO Daurala Ashish Sharma also reached the spot with the forensics team.

A case has been filed based on a complaint from Ajay’s wife.

During the course of the investigation, police found out that Ajay was with his friend Prempal at his house in Akansha Colony. The duo consumed liquor at a liquor vend. Since Ajay was last seen with Prempal, police questioned the suspect.

Police said the duo were on a bike and both fell from it following a minor accident on Tuesday. Ajay then allegedly slapped Prempal and abused him for not driving the bike properly. Angry over this, Prempal hit Ajay with a brick and fled from the spot. Ajay died on the spot.