Ludhiana man shoots at wife, mother-in-law

Nikhil Bhardwaj

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 10

A man shot at his wife and mother-in-law here on Tuesday morning.

Neighbours admitted the two to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, where their condition is said to be critical.

The accused fled the spot after committing the crime.

According to information, Jaswinder Singh lived with wife Jaspreet Kaur at Patel Nagar. The two had a fight on Monday night over some issue. Following this, at 6 am on Tuesday he shot at his wife. Then he went to Pratap Nagar and shot at his mother-in-law, Vandana.

Hearing the sound of gun shots, neighbours admitted Jaspreet to hospital. Cops patrolling near the place where the mother-in-law was shot at heard the gun shots and rushed Vandana to hospital.

According to the police in-charge of the Haibowal, the accused is absconding.

Police said it is not clear whether the accused used his licensed weapon. What triggered these events could be known once the injured regained consciousness, they added.

The accused is said to be an ex-lecturer at a college, who was currently unemployed.

After shooting at his wife and mother-in-law, Jaswinder allegedly went to Nurmahal in Jalandhar where he "shot dead" the alleged paramour of his wife. He had a scuffle with his wife over this issue on Monday night.