Man ends life over domestic dispute in Majitha

In a tragic incident, a man identified as Gurkirten Singh, a resident of Gurjarpura area in Majitha, ended his life by consuming a poisonous substance after reportedly being harassed by his wife and mother-in-law. Following the incident, his wife managed to flee to her parental home.

The police have taken possession of the body. After a post-mortem, the body was handed over to the family.

ASI Kuldeep Singh said a police team has been dispatched to Jalandhar to arrest the accused, adding that they would be nabbed soon. The case was registered on the complaint of the deceased’s father, 70-year-old Gareeb Singh, who alleged that his son was provoked to commit suicide by his wife Supreet Kaur and her mother, Satish Kumari, residents of the Masudan area near Jalandhar.

According to the complainant, Gurkirten Singh, the younger of his two sons, was into a finance business. About two years ago, he was married to Supreet Kaur. However, shortly after the marriage, disputes began between the couple, instigated by Supreet’s mother, he alleged.

Gareeb Singh claimed that his daughter-in-law often refused to cook food or tea for his son and quarrelled with him over trivial matters, causing him deep distress.

He said on Monday morning, Gurkirten reportedly asked his wife to make tea, but she abused him. Disturbed by the ongoing tension, he went to the fields and consumed some poisonous substance near a tubewell room. When the family members reached the spot, they found him writhing in pain and rushed him to the hospital, where he died on Tuesday.

A case has been registered.