Woman flees with paramour after killing husband, booked

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 21

Two murders were reported in the rural area of the district in the last 24 hours.

In the first case, a woman eloped with her paramour after killing her husband on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Hardev Singh (35), a resident of Harsha Chinna Village.

The accused has been identified as Sharanjit Kaur, a resident of Wadali in Chheharta area. The police have also booked the paramour of Sharanjit, who has been identified as Raja, a resident of Wadali.

Ajit Singh, father of the deceased, said his son Hardev got married to Sharanjit around 10 years ago. They were residing in a separate house and had marital dispute. Raja used to visit their house but no one suspected that he had relations with Sharanjit. On Tuesday, around 8 am, when Ajit visited the home of Hardev, he found the body lying on the bed. Ajit said there was no visible injury on the body. Sharanjit Kaur was not at home, so Ajit suspected that she has eloped with Raja after giving some poisonous substance to Hardev. On the complaint of Ajit Singh, the police have registered a case of murder against Sharanjit Kaur and Raja.

ASI Jaswinder Singh, Investigating Officer in the case at Rajasansi police station, said after registering the case, the investigation was on. No arrest has been made so far.

Seven booked for killing 26-year-old youth

In another case, seven persons were booked for killing a man at Ram Diwali Hinduan village in Kathunagal area. The deceased has been identified as Baljinder Singh (26), a resident of Ram Diwali Hinduan village. The accused have been identified as Narinder Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Jaspal Singh, Harjinder Singh, Mukhtiar Singh, Mewa Singh and Ranjit Singh, all residents of Ram Diwali Hinduan

Amrik Singh, father of the deceased, in his complaint at Kathunagal police station said his son Baljinder was returning from Chawinda Devi after attending the fair on Tuesday. The accused entered into a clash with him and trashed him badly with sharp weapons. After injuring him, the accused fled the spot. Passersby informed the family of Baljinder and he was rushed to the Amritsar Civil Hospital. He died while undergoing treatment.

ASI Himanshu Bhagat, Investigating Officer in the case, said a case of murder has been registered against seven persons. All were absconding after the incident. The police are conducting raids at the possible hideouts of the accused, he said.