In Tricity, several cases of violence in 15 months involving ‘loved ones’

A police officer commented, “In most of these cases, the suspects had no prior involvement in criminal activities. The roles of relatives and friends only came under investigation when the police ruled out the possibility of robberies or professional rivalries.”

One such case was reported in Sector 41, where 22-year-old Panjab University student Anjali was stabbed to death by her maternal uncle Satbir Singh with a kitchen knife.

Investigation revealed that Singh was upset with Anjali because of her friendships with several boys.

Later, Singh was found to be involved in a double murder in Jhajjar, Haryana, and is still at large.

In February, two violent crimes occurred in Panchkula, in which two people were killed by their immediate family members.

In one case, Rani Devi and her male friend Vijender were arrested for killing Devi’s husband, Shiv Kumar Saha, who had become suspicious of his wife. Vijender, who had previously been employed by the victim, was angry with Saha for allegedly harassing his wife. In another case, a man was arrested for killing his brother-in-law, who was
also his cousin, in an attempt to gain his property after his death.

In July 2022, Mohali police arrested Preeti Kaur and her mother Shinder Kaur for killing Preeti’s husband, Gurdeep Singh, by throwing him into a canal near Dera Bassi.

Police investigations revealed that Preeti was upset with Gurdeep’s suspicious nature and his suspicion that she had relationships with other men.

In November 2022, a dismissed Punjab Police ASI, Rashpreet Singh, was arrested for killing his beloved following a sudden argument that broke out between them in a public park near Kumbra in Mohali. Singh later confessed to the crime.