Scribe, mother found killed; SIT to probe

Mohali, September 23

Senior journalist KJ Singh (65) and his mother Gurcharan Kaur (92) were found brutally murdered at their residence here this afternoon. 

As directed by Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh, the police have set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Inspector General (Crime) to probe the double murder.

The killers — at least two in number, as circumstantial evidence suggests — stabbed  KJ Singh in the stomach and slit his throat. His mother was strangled to death. The bodies were found in the victims’ bedrooms. 

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The killers took away an LCD TV, the journalist’s cellphone and his car. Strangely, the gold chain that he was wearing and a wallet with Rs 25,000 in cash were untouched. “The assailants tried to make it look like robbery. But their motive was clearly  something else,” said Mohali Superintendent of Police (Detective) HS Atwal.

The crime was discovered when KJ Singh’s sister Yashpal Kaur and her son Ajay Pal went to deliver lunch  around 1 pm today.  

KJ Singh had worked with the Indian Express and also The Times of India. His last job was with The Tribune as Chief News Editor.— TNS