Elderly woman attacked by daughters, son-in-law over property dispute

A woman was attacked by her two daughters and husband of one of the daughters over a land dispute at Sidhwan Bet here. Though the incident occurred on August 24, the police registered a case against the suspects on Tuesday night.

The suspects were identified as complainant’s daughters Jasdeep Kaur and Gurmeetpal Kaur and Gurmeetpal’s husband Daljit Singh and Beant Singh, a resident of Swaddi Kalan.

The complainant, Gurdev Kaur (65), said her eldest daughter was Gurmeetpal Kaur, who was married to Daljit Singh, a resident of Virk village, and Jasdeep Kaur was her younger daughter, who was also staying in the village.

She said her husband passed away about 20 years ago. While he was alive, her husband had given 16 acres to his children. He had also bequeathed through a will 3.5 acres of land, a house and bank balance to her during his lifetime.

“However, my daughters took possession of my share of the land as well, for which I filed a case in a Jagraon court about two years ago. Hearings in the case are going on in the court,” the complainant said.

She revealed that 1.5 acres of her share of land in Swaddi Kalan village is lying vacant. On August 24, she was informed by someone that both her daughters and my son-in-law had come with two tractors to plow her land. She took Karandeep Singh, a resident of Swaddi Kalan, with her and reached the field around 11 am. She went into the field and stopped the tractor. Afterwards, her son-in-law Daljit hit her on the head from the rear with a sharp object. Her daughter Gurmeetpal Kaur grabbed the woman by her hair and Jasdeep Kaur hit her on the neck with a stick, causing her to fall.

“While I was lying on the ground, both of them kicked me and my daughters tore the shirt I was wearing. When Karandeep tried to rescue me, they all beat him as well. Now, the police have registered a case against the suspects. I demand from the police that all suspects should be sent behind bars and the police should also ensure my safety from the assailants in future,” the victim said. Investigating officer ASI Daljit Singh said after registering a case against the suspects, further investigation was launched by the police in the matter.