Chandigarh (The Stellar News): The body of a 30 year-old man was found in Ganda Kheri canal, following which his wife and mother-in-law were arrested on charges of murder. The accused identified as Preeti Kaur and her mother Shinder Kaur allegedly took the victim, Gurdeep Singh, to the canal on the pretext of performing some rituals and pushed him.
Both accused were produced before the court where Preeti reportedly admitted that she killed her husband and she was fed up with his ‘suspicious’ nature. The court has sent the duo to two-day police remand.
Dera Bassi station house officer (SHO) Jaskanwal Singh Sekhon said that Preeti in her statement to the police, revealed that her husband prevented her from doing even things as going to the market and wearing good clothes, and frequently picked up fights. The couple got married in 2017 and has a two year-old son. The SHO further said that the post-mortem reports confirmed that Gurdeep had died from drowning.
Santosh Kumar, the victim’s father said that Preeti had left for her village on July 19 following which Gurdeep went to bring her back. He said he was initially told that Gurdeep had slipped and fallen into Ganda Kheri canal. Kumar alleged that Preeti had taken his son to the canal on the pretext of performing some rituals to help him rid of his financial problems and pushed him into the canal.
The case has been registered under the Sections 302 (murder), 384 (kidnapping), and 120- B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
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