3 suicides rock holy city

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 10

Three persons, including a couple, took their lives here on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Rajinder Kumar, his wife Sunita Mannan, both residents of Sundar Nagar area, and Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky.

Kumar and his wife were upset over the alleged police inaction in the arrest of their son-in-law Nitin Dutta, who allegedly killed their daughter Sarika Mannan in 2015.

In the suicide note, the couple had alleged that the police had failed to nab Dutta in the last five years. Besides, the note also read that the latter’s parents, who were arrested on the charge of dowry death, had also come out on bail after serving three and a half years in prison. The Mohkampura police had done a “shoddy” probe into the matter. They also alleged Nitin’s family knew about his whereabouts, but the police weren’t questioning them, read the note.

The deceased’s son, Sandeep Kumar, has demanded the arrest of Dutta, his parents and other suspects involved in the crime.

Harpal Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), said it was wrong to blame the police. He reasoned that it was following the police probe, Nitin’s parents were sentenced to seven years of imprisonment by the court.

Singh said Nitin was declared a proclaimed offender in the case and efforts were on to nab him.

In another incident, Vicky of Nawapind village on the Mehta road took his life in a hotel room located on the Batala road here.

A suicide note recovered from the spot held a woman sub-inspector responsible for him taking the extreme step. The note read that he was perturbed as the cop was blackmailing him. Besides, she had taken Rs 2 lakh from him in the past.

The family members of the deceased also alleged that the SI was continuously harassing him. They also alleged that the police had tried to hide the suicide note, but before they could do so, the media reached the spot.

The police said investigations were underway.