Ludhiana man murders 3 of his family before killing self

Charanjit Singh Teja
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, July 29

A 55-year-old man killed his wife, daughter and mother before turning the gun on himself at Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar here on Friday morning.

Sandip Singh was reportedly upset because of the ongoing court cases regarding property.

The deceased family members, who he shot at with a .315-bore gun from close range, have been identified as wife Amandeep Kaur (45), daughter Dinaaj Kaur (17) and mother Bachan Kaur (70).

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Bachan Kaur’s body was found from the ground floor while the three other bodies were lying in a pool of blood on the first floor.
Police Commissioner Jatinder Singh Aulakh said, “Sandip first shot his wife, followed by his daughter around 5 am when his mother had gone to the gurdwara. When his mother returned, Sandeep fired at her.”

The family had hired a maid to take care of Bachan Kaur, who was sleeping on the roof. When she came down after hearing the gun shots, Sandip threatened her to stay away following which she went to her room and locked herself in.

The incident came to light when a domestic help entered the house.

The family hailing from Mangat village in the district had been living at BRS Nagar for the past five years.