Young couple shot dead in Tarn Taran
Couple had tied the knot against family’s wishes a year ago; woman’s three cousins among 10 booked
TARNTARAN:A newly married couple were hacked and shot dead outside their house in Naushehra Dhala village, 40km from Tarn Taran, about 8.30 am on Sunday. Police say relatives of the woman, Amanpreet Kaur, 23, who belonged to Gehri village, 5km from the spot of the double murder, committed the crime as they opposed her love marriage with Amandeep Singh, 24, a farmer. This is the second such instance in the village in the past 45 days.
The couple was returning home after paying obeisance at a gurdwara near Chabhal town. Police say the accused, three of whom are cousins of the woman, forced the couple into their car at Rajatal Link road, a km from the Naushehra Dhala village.
“My son got married with Amanpreet Kaur in Punjab and Haryana high court in August 2018. On Sunday, they went to the gurdwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib on a motorcycle. About 8.30am, I heard gunshots outside my home. I rushed out to see my son and his wife, lying on the ground in a pool of blood. I also saw a Swift car leaving the spot,” said Sukhdev Singh, 55, Amandeep’s father.
He added, “My son died on the spot, while my daughter-in-law
We had accepted the marriage but they were killed by my brother’s sons and accomplices. AMARJIT SINGH, murdered woman’s father
was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. Three cousins of my daughter-in-law and other relatives, killed them.”
Tarn Taran DSP, City, Kawaljit Singh, who visited the spot, said, “Preliminary investigation shows the couple was hacked and then shot. We have booked ten people, including four by name, who are Amanpreet’s relatives .”
The named accused are cousins Gurbhinder Singh, Surjit Singh and Harwinder Singh; and Amarjit Singh. A case has been registered under sections 302 (murder), 365 (kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person), 120B (criminal conspiracy), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) of the IPC and 25-54-59 of Arms Act at Sara-eamanat Khan police station.
Amanpreet’s father Amarjit Singh and mother Gurjit Kaur reached the spot.
They were taken into custody for questioning. “The couple was killed by my nephews (brother’s sons) and their accomplices, even as we had accepted the love marriage,” said Amarjit. The DSP added, “As of now, we have found no link of Amanpreet’s parents to the killings.”