Man kills wife over petty dispute in Ambala, held

Tribune News Service

Ambala, September 22

The Ambala police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife over a petty dispute at Kesri village falling under the jurisdiction of the Saha police station late last night.

The suspect has been identified as Baljinder Singh, while the woman has been identified as Manjit Kaur (40).

The suspect has been arrested and he will be produced before a court on Thursday. The body was handed over to the family after a postmortem examination. We have been told that a verbal spat broke out between them, which took an ugly turn, following which Baljinder attacked Manjit with his kirpan. Further investigation into the matter is on. Gurmail Singh, SHO of the Saha police station

Baljinder attacked Manjit with his kirpan. In his complaint to the police, Jasbir Singh, a resident of Patiala and the victim’s brother, stated that Baljinder used to quarrel often with. He received a call from Baljinder’s brother Gurvinder Singh around 9:30 pm last night. He informed him that Baljinder had injured Manjit with his kirpan

and she was being taken to a hospital. She had received injuries on her chest and stomach.

“After getting information, we reached the hospital where we were told that Manjit has succumbed to her injuries. Baljinder has killed my sister,” he said.

A case was registered under Section 302 of the IPC at the Saha police station.

Gurmail Singh, SHO of the Saha police station, said: “The suspect has been arrested and he will be produced before a court tomorrow. The body was handed over to the family after postmortem examination. We have been told that a verbal spat broke out between them, which took an ugly turn, following which Baljinder attacked Manjit with his kirpan. Further investigation is on into the matter.”