Man shoots wife, son; turns gun on himself

Amritsar, February 2

Bikramjit Singh (37), who shot his wife and minor son before shooting self, used a weapon of his friend and neighbour to commit the crime. In his suicide note, he had confessed that he had procured his neighbour Manpreet Singh’s revolver by keeping him in dark. He had also made a video of his confession, which went viral on social media.

The police said Bikramjit shot his wife Yadkiran Kaur (34) on the back of her head and his five-year-old son Varsirat Singh on the forehead.

Business losses cited

Two suicide notes were recovered in which he cited business losses for taking the step. The police said he shot his wife on the back of her head and his five-year-old son on the forehead.

The incident happened on Monday evening at their residence in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar area, under the Maqboolpura Police Station, here.

The police found two suicide notes from the spot. The incident came to light when Bikramjit put up a status ‘Alvida’ on social media. The police took the bodies into custody and were handed over to his relatives after a postmortem today. — TNS

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