3 plumbers held for killing Amritsar cop’s mother
AMRITSAR: The commissionerate police arrested three plumbers on Saturday for allegedly killing the mother of a constable of the Punjab Police, when she was home by herself 10 days ago.
Forty-seven-year-old Sarabjit Kaur was found dead, with her throat slit, in a pool of blood at her home on May 6.
As per to police, the accused, after slitting the widow’s throat with a sharp weapon, decamped with gold jewellery and cash from her home. The three accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, 24, of Raja Sansi village; Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha, 27, of Ram Tirath road; and Amritpal Singh alias Kadu, 19, of Jous village in Amritsar. The three plumbers had been working at the victim’s home and were aware about the presence of jewellery, police said.
With their arrest, police recovered the stolen ornaments—bangles, five rings, earrings—and ₹6,000 in cash. A Honda Activa scooter and the weapon used for the crime were also recovered.
Police said that the victim’s husband (employed with Punjab Police) had died a few years ago, after which her elder son Gurkirat Singh was given the job of a constable, while her younger son lives in Canada. On May 6, Gurkirat, who is posted at Gharinda police station of Amritsar rural district, came back home after work to find his mother’s body in a pool of blood. Station house officer (SHO) of Sadar police station, Amarnath, said, “The three have confessed to their crime.” Case of murder, house-trespass, theft and criminal conspiracy has been registered.