Samrala: Man who attacked wife, son with axe arrested

On Thursday, Harjit had attacked his wife and elder son with an axe, hitting them multiple times and leaving them seriously injured. He had allegedly dumped injured mother-son in nearby fields and fled. Harjit worked as a carpenter. Both injured were referred to PGIMER Chandigarh.

DSP (Samrala) Waryam Singh said that the accused suspected that his wife had developed illicit relations with her own son following which he tried to kill both of them.

The accused told police he suspected his wife Jaswinder Kaur, 38, of having an affair with their son Lovepreet Singh, 17. The police are waiting for his 14-year-old son to record his statement. The younger son is still in shock, said police.

DSP Waryam Singh said police arrested the accused from Anandpur Sahib. The police also recovered the sharp edged weapon used in the crime.

“During questioning, the accused said that he was keeping an eye on his wife and elder son for the five days. On Thursday morning he assaulted both of them with an intention to kill them, however they survived,” said the DSP.
Both injured persons have undergone multiple surgeries.

Further the accused told police that he was not a drug addict.

An FIR under sections 307 and 34 of IPC was lodged against the accused at Samrala police station.