Claiming it to be a contract killing over a land dispute, the police said that during the investigation, it was found that accused Harpreet Singh, alias Babba, a resident of Gate Hakiman and the grandson of Iqbal Singh, had hatched a conspiracy to kill his grandfather. The police have arrested Sarmail Singh, alias Shaila, Jaspal Singh, alias Pala, Mukhtiar Singh, alias Mukha, and Tarsem Singh, alias Sema.

The bone of contention was the sale of four acres of land at Khaparkheri village. The land was sold for Rs 75 lakh, for which Rs 5 lakh advance were taken. “Iqbal had handed over the money to his daughter, Amarjit Kaur, much to the chagrin of Harpreet and his family,” said the police.