Man stabs younger brother to death over petty dispute
Our Correspondent
Dasuya, August 23
A quarrel between two brothers over a water tank in Bala Kullian village took a turn for the worse when Kuldeep Singh, alias Bittu, stabbed his 42-year-old younger brother Sukhdeep Singh, alias Sukha. Seriously injured Sukhdeep Singh was brought to the local Civil Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Ranjit Kaur, wife of the deceased, told the police that her husband Sukhdeep Singh had returned from Italy after 14 years. For the last four-five days, there was a quarrel between her husband and his elder brother Kuldeep Singh over water tank installed in house. This morning at 11.30 am they again started quarreling. Kuldeep picked up a khukri lying in the house and stabbed the victim, Ranjit Kaur said.
“After hearing a loud noise I came forward to save my husband. My sister-in-law, Baljit Kaur of Nainowal Jattan village, pushed me down and asked Kuldeep to teach a lesson to Sukhdeep. My husband fell on the ground. Meanwhile, village residents also gathered after hearing a loud noise. My sister and brother-in-law fled the spot. I along with village sarpanch took my husband to the hospital in my car where the doctors declared him dead”, Ranjit Kaur informed the police. The Dasuya police have registered a case against Kuldeep Singh and Baljit Kaur under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC.
