One booked for abetting suicide of priest, woman

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 13

In a bizarre incident, a man has been booked for abetting suicide of two persons, including a woman in separate incidents, following alleged harassment at his hands. Both the incidents occurred at Jasraur village.

The deceased have been identified as Jagjit Singh, who was a priest, and Gurjit Kaur. The accused has been identified as Manpreet Singh of the same village.

Harjit Singh, a resident of Jasraur village, told the police that he worked as a sewadar at Bohri Sahib gurdwara while Jagjit performed sewa as a granthi (priest).

Harjit said Jagjit had told him several times that the accused was defaming him by levelling baseless allegations and was harassing him. He said around 10 am on Saturday, Jagjit met him and looked very upset. He said Jagjit again told him that Manpreet was not relenting from his acts and he would end his life.

Harjit said after soothing him, Jagjit went to his house. Later, he came to know that Jagjit consumed some poisonous substance. He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he succumbed.

In the second FIR registered against Manpreet, Gurpreet Singh of Ludhar village told the police that his sister Gurjit Kaur was married to Gurpreet Singh of Jasraur village around 12 years ago. He said she had two daughters and a son from the marriage. He said around one and half year ago her husband Gurpreet went to Malaysia and she was living with her in-laws. He alleged Manpreet was brother-in-law of his sister.

He said Manpreet was allegedly harassing her of getting his share of property. He said around 7 pm on Sunday, Gurjit was alone and ended her life by hanging with a ceiling fan.

The Bhindi Saida police have registered two separate cases under Section 306 of the IPC against the Manpreet. The police said raids were on to arrest the accused.

Two booked on attempt to murder charge

Two unidentified persons were booked on the charge of attempt to murder after they allegedly thrashed Gursajan Singh of Bhoewali village falling under Ajnala police station here. He is currently recuperating at Sri Guru Ram Das Hospital.

Victim’s wife Sumanpreet Kaur, told the police that her husband went to work on Thursday on his bike, which he parked at the residence of Sunny of Panj Garaiyan village. She said then he along with Sunny reached near a gurdwara in the village, when two persons met Gursajan Singh and took him with them. Sunny returned to home on his bike.

She said the next day they got the information that Gursajan was lying injured near Raipur village canal. She said they rushed him to the Civil Hospital in Ajnala, where doctors referred him to a private hospital in Amritsar city. From there, he was shifted to Sri Guru Ram Das Hospital at Vallah.

The police authorities said a case under Sections 307, 323 and 34 of the IPC was registered against two unidentified persons for now and further investigations were on. They said Gursajan Singh was not fit for recording his statement right now.