Woman found dead: In-laws booked on charge of murder

PK Jaiswar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 19

Over two and a half months after a woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in New Gurnam Nagar area, the police on Sunday booked four members of her in-laws’ family on the charge of murder.

The case was registered after the autopsy report confirmed that the victim, identified as Balwinder Kaur, alias Kulwinder Kaur alias Lovely, died of asphyxia caused by strangulation.

Those booked were identified as the victim’s husband Tejinder Singh, his parents Kulwant Singh and Kashmir Kaur and brother Arwinder Singh. They are yet to be arrested.

Hardev Singh, father of the victim, told the police that his youngest daughter, Lovely, was married to Tejinder Singh in January 2011. He said her in-laws would demand money for an under-construction house in Verka. He said that accused used to harass and assault her for not giving birth to a baby boy.

He said on April 23, they got the information of Lovely’s death. He said he, along with his family, went to her house in the New Gurnam Nagar area where her body was lying on a bed in the verandah. He said after seeing the body they got suspicious as there was injury marks on her body.

They informed the police who reached the spot and took the body into their custody. The body was sent for a postmortem. A medical board conducted the autopsy the report of which came two days ago. The police have registered a case under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC against four members of her in-laws’ family.

Gurwinder Singh, SHO, Division B police station, said raids were on to nab the culprits.

In-laws sought dowry

• The case was registered by the police after the autopsy report confirmed that the victim, identified as Balwinder Kaur, alias Kulwinder Kaur alias Lovely, died of asphyxia caused by strangulation.
• Hardev Singh, father of the victim, told the police that her in-laws had been demanding money to complete construction of a house in Verka. He said suspects used to harass and assault her for not giving birth to a boy.