Punjab: Man murders relative who came to resolve domestic violence

PATIALA: A resident of a village in Nabha block of Punjab's

Patiala

district was shot dead on Tuesday night in front of two cops who had accompanied the deceased to rescue a woman from her husband in a case of domestic violence.


The two cops from

Dandrala Dhindsa

sub-police station were sent towards the woman’s house in Mungo village after a formal complaint of domestic violence was lodged at women cell via phone call. The cops accompanied the 60-year-old man identified as

Harjit Singh

, 60, of

Alohran Kalan village

, in order to rescue the woman identified as Manpreet Kaur.

Harjit was the uncle of Manpreet Kaur and in past also he had sorted out dispute between Manpreet and her husband

Kuldip Singh

. However, on Tuesday, Kuldip opened fire with his pistol on Harjit Singh in the presence of two cops and three other relatives of Manpreet Kaur.

According to police, Harjit lodged a complaint with the police on Tuesday after he was informed by Manpreet Kaur that she was being physically tortured by her husband Kuldip Singh again. Harjit in his telephonic complaint claimed that Manpreet was locked by the accused Kuldip Singh along with her children. The police team along with the relatives including Harjit Singh reached Manpreet’s house where arguments took place between the accused Kuldip Singh and relatives of Manpreet Kaur.

The police claimed that Kuldip brought his weapon and shot dead Harjit on the spot and then managed to escape.

Sub-inspector Rauni Singh, in-charge Dandrala Dhindsa sub-police station, said, “Our cops did not have any weapon with them. It was a call of matrimonial dispute. The couple had two children including six-year-old daughter and three-year-old son from their seven years of marriage. In the past, the complaints of domestic violence had reached the police station, but before any action, the couple reached a compromise. We have registered the case under sections of murder and other sections of Indian Penal Code against the accused Kuldip Singh, his father Avtar Singh and Kuldip’s mother Harbans Kaur. Further investigation in the case is underway. The accused are on run but will be nabbed soon as the police teams are conducting raids”.

Ravinder Singh, former

Sarpanch

of Mungo village where the crime has taken place, said, “By the time we reached, Harjit Singh was killed on the spot. He had multiple wounds of gunshots. Manpreet had several injuries on her face as earlier Harjit had assaulted her. The domestic violence was not for the first time as earlier Harjit had apologised and landed in a compromise with his wife after committing violence against her.”