Ex-military man booked for killing wife, daughter in Patiala’s Sanaur

A person attacked and killed his wife and daughter using a sharp-edged weapon in Patiala’s Sanaur. He has been identified as Gurmukh Singh, who is retired from military and belongs to Budhlada town

A person attacked and killed his wife and daughter using a sharp-edged weapon. The incident took place at Bhunerheri in the Sanaur constituency. SSP Deepak Parek said the attacker has been identified as Gurmukh Singh, who is retired from the military and belongs to Budhlada town. He is living separately from his wife and daughter. An FIR under Section 302 of the IPC (punishment for murder) has been registered against him and another co-accused. Police teams have been dispatched to arrest them. The deceased have been identified as Harpreet Kaur (45) and her daughter Navdeep Kaur (18).

SSP Deepak Parek said the attacker has been identified as Gurmukh Singh, who is retired from the military and belongs to Budhlada town. An FIR under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered against him on the charges of killing his wife and daughter in Patiala’s Sanaur. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

₹6.22 cr disbursed under housing scheme

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