Haryana cop, kin booked for wife’s murder

Ambala, September 26

The Ambala police today booked a Haryana Police constable and two of his family members on the charges of murder and criminal conspiracy after the cop’s wife was found dead with a bullet injury in their house yesterday.

The deceased has been identified as Surjit Kaur of Naraingarh. On a complaint of Surjit’s mother Amarjit Kaur, a murder case has been registered against constable Harjit, his mother and sister. Earlier, it was suspected to be a case of suicide.

Amarjit of Naraingarh told the police that her daughter got married to Harjit around 20 years ago. “I spoke to her over the phone around 2 pm on Saturday and she told me that she was fine. Around 2:30 pm, I got a call from my son Sukhvinder and he informed me that Surjit has suffered a bullet injury. After getting information, I, along with other family members, reached Panjauri village and found her dead. Harjit is employed with the CID, Haryana Police, and he has killed Surjit with his licensed gun,” the complainant alleged.

Harjit was an ex-serviceman. A case was registered under Sections 302 and 120B of the IPC. Dhoom Singh, SHO, Naraingarh police station, said: “A case has been registered. The weapon is a licensed one. Action will be taken on the basis of the evidence.”— TNS