Adopted son arrested for 70-yr-old woman’s murder

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Ludhiana: Samrala police on Monday evening arrested grandnephew for the murder of a 70-year-old woman. Deceased Manjit Kaur was the wife of martyr Naik Harnek Singh who had fought the India-China War in 1962.
Police officials said after the martyrdom of her husband, Kaur had adopted Jagdeep Singh, son of her nephew Gulzar Singh, when he was four years old. They said Jagdeep, 32, and Kaur lived together in a house. Cops said, “As per villagers, since the accused was hooked to drugs, he would bring other addicts home. So, his wife and daughter had left him.”
Police officials said fed up of Jagdeep’s behaviour, Kaur went to live with her relatives in Garhi village some time ago, but the accused brought her back. On Monday between 10am and 11am, Kaur’s neighbours went to her house and found her dead on the bed. They informed the police, who shifted the body to civil hospital for post-mortem and registered a murder case.
Samrala SHO Kuljinder Singh Grewal said the accused was arrested from near the village on Monday evening and they would investigate villagers’ allegations about his addiction.
Police said Jagdeep had cut the blood vessels near the ankle of the elderly woman with a knife and she died of excessive bleeding. They added that Kaur would get about Rs 12,000 as pension from the Army after her husband’s death.