Man dies under suspicious circumstances, paramour held

The Bhikhiwind police, in connection with the death of Harmandeep Singh Mannu (32), a resident of Dall village in the border area, who died under mysterious circumstances, have arrested his paramour Sarabjit Kaur Gagan, a resident of Bhikhwind on Saturday.

Illicit relations were stated to be the root cause behind Mannu’s death. The police informed here on Sunday that the deceased, along with his friend Gurdev Singh Gopi, a resident of Bhikhiwind, left home to pay obeisance at Sri Anandpur Sahib on Holla Mohalla festival on March 11. Both returned home on Friday night (March 14).

Harmandeep decided to spend night at the residence of his friend Gurdev Singh Gopi in Bhikhiwind. Meanwhile, he received a mobile phone call from Sarabjit Kaur Gagan, who called him to her residence.

In the morning, Sarabjit Kaur made a mobile phone call to one Sukhraj Singh, a resident of Dall village, a close relative of Harmandeep. The information was received by Gurdev Singh, who along with Simran Singh Simmu, a resident of Dall village, went to the residence of Sarabjit Kaur.

Observing the condition of Harmandeep Singh, they took him to a private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The Bhikhiwind police was informed by Rajwinder Kaur, wife of the deceased, about her husband’s death. Inspector Manoj Kumar, SHO, Bhikhiwind, said deceased Harmandeep Singh was served some poisonous substance as a result of which he died.

The police registered a case under section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested accused Gagandeep Kaur. She was produced in court which sent her to three- day police remand for further investigation.