A girl died after she was hit by a brick while trying to stop a fight between her brother and cousin at Shakal village in the district, police said on Friday.
Neenu (22), daughter of Jaswant Singh, was killed when she was hit by a brick allegedly thrown by her brother Surjit Singh towards their cousin Kuldip Singh following a minor scuffle on Thursday night, police said.
There was a quarrel between Surjit and Kuldip as Kuldip had allegedly abused Surjit’s father Jaswant Singh a few days ago, they said.
During the quarrel, Surjit allegedly threw a brick which hit Neenu who was trying to intervene to resolve the matter. She died on her way to hospital in Amritsar.
A case of murder has been registered against Surjit Singh, who is absconding, police said.