Police crack murder case; wife, paramour arrested

In a major breakthrough, Jalandhar Rural Police have solved a cold-blooded murder case in record time by arresting the wife of the deceased and her paramour for conspiring and killing her husband. The police also recovered the murder weapon, a sharp-edged ‘datar’ and two motorcycles, including the one belonging to the deceased.

The arrested accused have been identified as Neeru Bala, wife of deceased Mukesh Kumar, a resident of Tilak Nagar, Jalandhar, and her paramour Harpreet Singh, son of Somnath, a resident of Idgah Mohalla, Jalandhar.

Speaking to the mediapersons, Senior Superintendent of Police Harkamal Preet Singh Khakh said that on December 20, the body of Mukesh, son of Satpal, was found in Alua area near Mudh village under the jurisdiction of Nakodar Sadar police station. Acting swiftly, an FIR under Section 103 of the BNS was registered against unknown persons.

Under the supervision of DSP Nakodar, Sukhpal Singh, a special investigation team led by Baljinder Singh, SHO, Sadar Nakodar, was constituted.

Using technical expertise and intelligence inputs, the team identified and apprehended the accused within days. The preliminary investigation revealed that Neeru Bala and Harpreet Singh, who worked together at D-Mart, Jalandhar, had developed illicit relationship. To eliminate Mukesh and marry each other, the two conspired to carry out the murder. On the night of the crime, Harpreet brutally killed Mukesh with the sharp-edged weapon.

The police have recovered the weapon used in the crime, along with the motorcycles of the deceased and the accused. Both are currently in police custody and are being interrogated further to uncover additional details regarding the case.