Murdered Tarn Taran couple wanted to settle in Canada

TARN TARAN : The couple who was hacked and shot dead outside their house in Naushehra Dhala village, 40 kms from the district headquarters, on Sunday, wanted to settle abroad.

Amanpreet Kaur, 23, and her husband Amandeep Singh, 24, were killed by her relatives as they were opposed to the couple’s love marriage.

The family members of Amandeep said that the couple had been planning to settle in Canada. “Amanpreet had scored 7 bands in International English Language Testing System (IELTS). She was currently pursuing BSC nursing from a college in Amritsar,” said Amandeep’s paternal uncle Gurmeet Singh.

Gurmeet said duo studied in Harkrishan Public School where they developed liking for each other, however, Amanpreet’s cousins (brothers), who were also in the same school, had been keeping grudge against them since then.

“Initially Amanpreet’s parents opposed the relation, but later they accepted the couple and were also present at the court for their marriage. However, Amanpreet’s uncle (father’s brother) Massa Singh and his two sons were against the marriage,” he said. The couple were shot dead while they were coming after paying obeisance at Gurdwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib near Chabhal town.

Meanwhile, police were yet to make any arrest in the case. Police had booked ten people on Sunday. The arrested accused were identified as the girl’s uncle Massa Singh and his two sons— Gurbhinder Singh and Surjit Singh—, the girl’s other cousins Harwinder and Amarjit .

Earlier, the bodies of the couple were sent to a hospital in Amritsar on Sunday, however, postmortem was yet to be conducted. Amandeep’s family members alleged that they were harassed by police and were told that the postmortem would be conducted on Tuesday.