Senior journalist KJ Singh and his 92 year old mother Gurcharan Kaur were found dead at their residence in Mohali. (IE)
Senior journalist KJ Singh and his 92 year old mother Gurcharan Kaur were found dead at their residence in Mohali’s phase 3B2 today, reported ANI. Police suspect that they were murdered but hasn’t made the official confirmation. The assailants who are yet to be identified, are believed to be more than one in number, according to The Indian Express. Mohali Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Alam Vijay Singh said, “There were injury marks on their necks.” Former Deputy CM of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal condemned the death saying: “Just heard senior journalist KJ Singh has been murdered along with his mother.Condemn this killing and urge authorities to nab culprits imm.”
Singh’s car, a green-coloured Ford Ikon is also missing from his home. Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal said they are working on various theories. He, however, ruled out theft as the reason behind the twin murder. “We have some leads. We will soon arrest the culprits,” he said.
Just heard senior journalist KJ Singh has been murdered along with his mother.Condemn this killing and urge authorities to nab culprits imm.
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) September 23, 2017
Singh, who was in his 60s, held senior positions at The Indian Express and The Times of India in Chandigarh. He had also worked with The Tribune. According to ANI, on the directive of Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, the police has set up SIT to probe the alleged murder case. The murder came to light around 1 pm when a visitor went inside the house after getting no response at the gate, according to Hindustan Times.
Singh is the third journalist to be allegedly killed in the country, after the death of Gauri Lankesh, a Kannada journalist, and Shantanu Bhowmik, a Tripura based journalist.
