Man kills wife in Tarn Taran village, four booked

TARNTARAN: A 20-year-old woman, Komalpreet Kaur, was killed by her husband, Jobanjit Singh, 25, with a sharp-edged weapon at their house in Bharowal village of Khadoor Sahib sub-division. The victim’s father Amrik Singh, who is working as a labourer, of Kalla village in Tarn Taran, has alleged that the in-laws had been harassing his daughter since marriage one-and-half years ago.

He added, “Since marriage, there had been numerous quarrels between my daughter and in-laws. On Monday, I got information that my daughter was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon. As soon as I reached her house, I found her dead on a bed. Later, Jobanjit’s grandfather told me that my daughter was attacked by her husband with a sharp-edged weapon. Jobanjit’s father, mother and brother are also involved.” A case of murder has been registered against the husband.