Nephew killed BSF jawan’s wife: Police

CASE CRACKED Accused, a drug addict, tried to force himself on the woman, when she objected, he stabbed her, say Dinanagar cops

GURDASPUR: The district police claimed to have solved the murder of the BSF jawan’s wife with the arrest of her nephew, here on Saturday.

The 37-year-old victim, Anju Ball a, was found murdered at her house in Krishna Enclave in Dinanagar on November 1.

Addressing a press conference at the Police Lines here on Saturday, senior superintendent of police HS Bhullar said, “The victim was alone at her house in Dinanagar at the time of the incident. The victim’s nephew Anil Kumar alias Babbu ,30, of Banthawala village entered her house with an evil intention.”

B hull ar said that the accused, a drug addict, tried to force himself on her, to which the deceased objected leading to a scuffle between them. B hull ar said ,“The accused hit her on head with a small hammer and stabbed her six to seven times with scissors.” Bhullar said, “Anil also stole ₹15,000 from her purse before he left the house.”Bhullar said, accused’s friend Lokesh Kumar was waiting for hi mata short distance from the house on a motorcycle.

Seeing Anil’s blood smeared clothes, his friend asked him what he had done. The accused confessed to killing his aunt before his friend, said the police.

A nil bought his friend a mobile phone worth ₹800 to keep his mouth shut, said the police

SSP Bhullar said, a special investigation team led by superintendent of police (investigation) Harvinder Singh Sandhu conducted interrogation of the accused during which he confessed committing the crime. The accused was arrested from his house. Bhullar said that the accused’ s friend was not involved in the murder.

Bhullar told that a case under Sections 302 (murder) and 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) of the I PC has been registered against the accused.

The victim’s husband, BSF jaw an Sub hash Chan der ,48, was home on leave recently and had reported for duty in UP days back only.

The accused hit her on head with a small hammer and stabbed her six to seven times with scissors. HS BHULLAR , SSP