A 75-year-old man, a resident of Walipur Khurd village in Ludhiana, was allegedly crushed to dying by his son and daughter-in-law, who additionally cremated the physique. A case on this connection was, nonetheless, lodged by the sufferer’s nephew, who upon getting back from Canada discovered purported movies of the alleged crime, exhibiting the accused couple “harassing and beating” the sufferer.
Mullanpur Dakha police station SHO Inspector Amritpal Singh stated, “Deceased Jagroop Singh’s son Guriqbal Singh, alias Makhan Singh, who’s in his forties, was arrested, whereas Guriqbal’s spouse Surinder Kaur, alias Shinder, fled to Canada after the alleged crime.”
The nephew, Kiranveer Singh, in his grievance to the police, said, “Jagroop Singh, who used to name me frequently, knowledgeable me that his son and daughter-in-law used to beat him brutally and deny him meals. My uncle feared for his life. I had assured my uncle that I’d quickly return to India and counsel Guriqbal and his spouse.”
“Three days earlier than his dying, my uncle had advised me that his son and daughter-in-law had crushed him once more and that they’d kill him,” Kiranveer stated.
“On December 3, nonetheless, my uncle’s daughter Inderjit Kaur knowledgeable me about his dying. I advised Inderjit to not cremate the physique till I returned from Canada. After I reached dwelling on December 6, uncle was cremated by his son and daughter-in-law,” stated Kiranveer, including: “I used to be very near my uncle who raised me after my father’s dying and despatched me to Canada for research.”
Kiranveer additional said, “After I requested Guriqbal as to why he cremated the physique in haste and didn’t anticipate me, Guriqbal stated the physique would have decomposed. My suspicions deepened when some village elders, who had bathed uncle’s physique earlier than the cremation, advised me about damage marks on the again of my uncle’s head and traces of blood.”
Kiranveer stated, “A village aged gave me a pen drive containing video of Surinder assaulting my uncle, pushing him brutally and inflicting him a deadly head damage, whereas Guriqbal inspired his spouse to proceed the assault, saying ‘hor maar’ (beat him extra),” Kiranveer said.
The complainant said that the accused additionally threatened different relations to stay silent. Following the crime, Surinder fled overseas, Kiranveer alleged.
The SHO stated investigations revealed the accused had a historical past of torturing Jagroop Singh. “In July, villagers had intervened and the accused promised they’d vacate the home and stay individually by December, but it surely by no means occurred,” the officer stated.
The SHO added, “An FIR below sections 105 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide), 238 (destroying or concealing proof of against the law) and three (5) (prison act carried out by a number of individuals in furtherance of a typical intention) of the BNS has been registered towards the accused couple at Mullanpur Dakha police station and additional probe is on.”
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