Couple found dead in Punjab’s Barnala; woman’s father, brother booked for suspected honour killing
The police identified the deceased as Manpreet Kaur and her rumoured lover Gurdeep Singh. Kaur's father Bhola Singh and her brother Sukhbir Singh killed them, according to the police.
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A First Information Report (FIR) with murder charges against the woman's father and brother has been registered. (Representational photo) In an incident of suspected honour killing, a 25-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man were found dead in the Thikriwala village of Punjab’s Barnala district in the early hours of Tuesday, said the police.
The police identified the deceased as Manpreet Kaur and her rumoured lover Gurdeep Singh. Kaur’s father Bhola Singh and her brother Sukhbir Singh killed them, according to the police.
The police said Gurdeep, a resident of the same village, came to Bhola Singh’s house to meet Manpreet at night. “On finding this, Bhola Singh and his son Sukhbir Singh attacked the man with a sharp-edged weapon and killed him. They also strangulated Manpreet to death. This incident happened at about 1.30 am, and we learned that the man and the woman had known each other for long,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police (Barnala) Satvir Singh.
“This seems to be a case of honour killing, and on the complaint of the man’s brother, we have lodged a First Information Report (FIR) with murder charges against the woman’s father Bhola Singh and brother Sukhbir Singh. We are yet to arrest them.”
The police said Gurdeep’s body was found in a small sewer drain outside Bhola Singh’s house. Manpreet’s body was found on the charpoy inside the verandah of the house, they added.
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