Stepmother turns out to be ‘killer’ of nineyearold boy
JEALOUSY FALLOUT The mother of two wasn’t happy with her husband’s ‘rude behaviour’ towards her sons because of the stepson
AMRITSAR: Manjit Kaur, stepmother of nine-year-old boy Karanjot Singh, whose body was found near the ‘dhussi bandh’ at Kot Rajada village, 40 km from here, has been arrested for his murder.
Police said Manjit Kaur, who is second wife of Karanjot’s father and a mother of two sons, was not happy with her husband’s ‘rude behaviour’ towards her sons because of Karanjot, so she decided to kill her stepson.
In his complaint to the police, Karanjot’s father Hardeep Singh had stated that on Wednesday night his son was sleeping in the courtyard of their house.
“Around 12:30 am on Friday, I found my son missing from the bed. I looked for him during the night, but in vain. In the morning, his body was found near the ‘dhussi bandh’ in the village,” he added.
On Hardeep’s complaint, a case under Section 302 (punishment for murder) against unidentified persons was registered as the boy had strangulation marks around his neck, which revealed that he was murdered.
Senior superintendent of police-rural (Ssp-rural), Parampal Singh, said a team, under the supervision of superintendent of police (Sp-headquarters) Harpal Singh, was constituted to probe the matter.
› First she decided to leave her husband with her sons, but then thought of killing her stepson. She confessed to have strangulated Karanjot to death. PARAMPAL SINGH, SSP, rural
“Karanjot’s real mother had eloped with another man, while his father Hardip Singh married Manjit Kaur, widow of his brother, around six months ago,” the SSP said, adding that Manjit Kaur had two children from the first marriage.
“During interrogation, Manjit told us that her husband was loving Karanjot only and was not taking care of her two sons. Her husband also used to thrash her children because of Karanjot. She said first she decided to leave the house with her sons, but then thought of killing her stepson. She confessed that she strangulated Karanjot to death, when he was sleeping around 10 pm on Thursday night,” said the SSP.
He said after killing the boy, she had thrown his body near the ‘dhussi bandh’. “The case was cracked within 24 hours. She will be presented in a local court on Monday,” he added.