2 held for ex-Army man’s murder

Bathinda, September 18

The police claimed to have cracked the murder case of an ex-Army man with the arrest of two persons, including a woman. He was found dead at Gidder village on September 17.

The police have also recovered the weapon used in the crime and documents of the victim from the suspects.

Addressing a press conference, SP (D) GS Sangha said former Army man Baljinder Singh (35) was murdered by Baljinder Singh Pappu and his associate Gurmeet Kaur when the victim had gone to take a round of his fields in the village on Tuesday night.

Deceased’s wife Rajmeet Kaur in her complaint to the police said her husband was suspicious about an illicit affair between Balwinder and Gurmeet and he used to stop Balwinder. Annoyed over it, both had killed her husband, she added.

Divulging further details, the SP (D) said a police team was constituted and taking swift action, it nabbed the suspects from the Gidder village bus stand. — TNS