In video, man blames partner, MLA’s wife

JAGRAON SUICIDE
TNN
Ludhiana: As per a video message of the Jagraon resident who had hanged himself to death on Monday evening, he was humiliated by his live-in partner, her son, and a Congress MLA’s wife. The deceased, Karamjit Singh, belonged to Sawaddi Kalan in Jagraon, but lived with Jasvir Kaur at Mohalla Mayijeena in the town.
In the over four-minute video that Karamjit recorded before committing suicide, he claimed that he lived in his village and married Jasvir eight years ago, a year before her husband’s death. He added that the woman, who has a son, took him to Jagraon and introduced him to her parents who were in favour of their relationship.
However, police said preliminary findings have revealed that he was in a live-in relation with Jasvir and was not married to her.
Karamjit, who was in his forties, said his daughter from his first marriage was of marriageable age and Jasvir told him that she would not bear her expenses and used inappropriate words for her.
Karamjit alleged that Jasvir used to fight with him and link him with other women. He added that he went to Patna Sahib in his vehicle about 15 days ago and they fought in a telephonic conversation.
He said following this, Jasvir went to the house of MLA Darshan Singh Brar, who treated her like his daughter, at Kothe in Moga district. He alleged that she used MLA and his son, Kamaljit Brar’s, names to threaten him.
He said on Sunday, he went to MLA’s place and asked her to come with him and even apologised to her, but she refused. On Monday, he again went there and took along some persons to persuade her. Karamjit said in the video the MLA supported him and asked Jasvir to go with him, but the MLA’s wife misbehaved with him and told him, “We will get you abducted and killed. We will not send our daughter with you.”
In the message, Karamjit said he had also signed a compromise letter and given it to the MLA’s son, but a defiant Jasvir said, “Even if he dies, I will not go or I will get him killed… I am Kamal’s (MLA’s son) sister.”
Karamjit said his four sisters should not be blamed for his extreme step. He alleged that Jasvir would link him with many women to defame him and save the MLA’s wife.
Requesting for justice, Karamjit said she got him beaten up 20 days ago, of which there may be a recording as well.
While the video has gone viral, police said they were probing the matter. SSP (Ludhiana rural) Vivek Sheel Soni said the statement of Karamjit’s daughter was being recorded and as per the video, the MLA has no role in it. He said they were verifying the allegations against the MLA’s wife from those who had gone with Karamjit to his house. So far, they have denied the allegations.
‘He would beat up Jasvir’
Kamaljit Brar, son of the MLA, said Karamjit, who was an addict, would brutally beat up Jasvir. “Being the sarpanch of Kothe village, my mother twice asked him to stop. We had asked Jasvir, whom I consider as my sister, to reconcile, but she refused for fear of domestic violence. My mother did not threaten him, but tried to unite them,” he added.