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28-year-old Moga man kills 5 family members before killing himself

MOGA: A 28yearold youth allegedly killed five members of his family before committing suicide at Nathuwala Garbi village in Baghapurana of this district in the wee hours of Saturday
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Sandeep Singh. File photo
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Kulwinder Sandhu
Tribune News Service
Moga, August 3

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A 28-year-old youth allegedly killed five members of his family before committing suicide at Nathuwala Garbi village in Baghapurana of this district in the wee hours of Saturday.

Sandeep Singh alias Sunny, who was not on good terms with his family, allegedly shot dead his grandmother, father, mother, sister and niece with a revolver. He then shot himself, police said.

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His grandfather, Gurcharan Singh, also took the bullets and was taken to the district hospital where doctors referred him to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot. His condition is said to be critical.

The deceased are father Manjeet Singh, 55; mother Binder Kaur, 50; sister Amanjot Kaur, 33; grandmother Gurdeep Kaur, 70; and niece Maneet Kaur, 3, daughter of Amanjot.

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Preliminary investigation showed that Sandeep stole the revolver from one of his relatives to commit the crime.

Though the exact reason behind the murders could not be ascertained, preliminary investigation showed that Sandeep was impotent and jobless. His family wanted him to marry that he opposed. The family had fixed his marriage for December this year so he was at loggerheads with them.

It could be one of the immediate provocations, the police said.

The bodies were brought to the district hospital for post-mortem, which would be conducted later in the day.

The Baghapurana police have registered a case of murder and under the Arms Act.

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