Amritsar, June 12

A woman drowned after her husband allegedly pushed her and their 17-year-old daughter into the Uppar Bari Doab Canal near Bohru village on Saturday.

The victims were identified as Manjit Kaur (45) and Payal (17), both residents of Sultanwind village. A fire brigade team and divers from the Harike barrage fished out Manjit’s body, while there was no trace of Payal. The police have arrested Manjit’s husband Ashok Kumar for murder, said Chatiwind police station SHO Manmeet Pal Singh, adding that Kumar, who used to do a menial job, suspected his daughter of having an affair. — TNS