Five arrested for Bathinda murder – Maisonbleuecossonay

October 1, 2024 09:24 EST

Akashdeep Singh’s murder is said to have been the result of his marriage against the wishes of his wife’s family.

Bathinda police on Monday arrested five youths in connection with the murder of a resident of Sangat Kalan village. The accused have been identified as Kulwinder Singh (24), Gurbhinder Singh (19), Parminder Singh (19) and Rajveer Singh (19) of Phullo Mithi village and Shamir Khan (21) of Sangat village Kalan. Akashdeep Singh’s murder is said to have been the result of his marriage against the wishes of his wife’s family.

All those detained are between 19 and 24 years old.

Bathinda SSP Amneet Kondal said the wife of the deceased had stated in her complaint that she was going to Bambiha village to meet her aunt on Friday when four persons on two motorcycles attacked her husband with sharp-edged weapons.

The victim died during treatment. The accused were arrested from various places in Bathinda district on Monday. According to the SSP, the weapon used in the crime was confiscated from the accused.

She said the accused would be charged to court and police would seek remand for further investigation. “So far, it has been gathered that the victim Akashdeep married the complainant four years ago against the wishes of her family. The accused are relatives of the complainant,” the SSP said, declining to reveal the complainant’s name.

The case was registered under Art. 103, 3 section 5 and art. 61 section 2 BNS at Sangat Police Station in Bathinda.