NRI woman killed in gun house shootout
HOSHIARPUR: A 40-year-old NRI woman was killed and her sister-in-law critically injured during a firing incident at a gun house in Tanda, here on Tuesday.
The victim Sarabjit Kaur who was a widow had returned from Canada on September 7. Her sister-in-law Dalvir Kaur, 50, of Jhawan village is undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
The accused, Amanpreet Singh, 18, is son of the Chahal Gun House owner Sarabjit Singh. An altercation broke between the two women and the accused, following which he shot at them. Three bullets hit Sarabjit who died on the spot while Dalvir sustained a bullet in her abdomen. Accused fled from the spot after the incident.
The police did not confirm the cause of teen’s rage but are suspecting illicit relations as the reason. Five rounds were fired, said police. The entire episode was captured in the CCTV camera.The police have refused to share the footage but confirmed that Amanpreet had opened fire.
Tanda DSP GS Gill said, “It is not clear yet if Amanpreet had any altercation with the women before the shootout.” SSP J Elanchazhian said, “A case under Section 302 (murder) of the IPC has been registered and a manhunt launched to nab the culprit.”
“Motive is not clear yet. Accused’s father said he knew the victim but was not present at the time of incident,” he said.