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Former CRPF DSP kills son, injures ex-wife over property dispute in Amritsar
A retired CRPF officer shot his son dead and injured his ex-wife and daughter-in-law over a property dispute; police intervened to disarm him.
A retired deputy superintendent of police of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday opened fire at his family, killing his son and injuring his ex-wife and daughter-in-law, police said.
The incident took place near a police station on the busy Majitha Road, where a police team deployed at a checkpoint overpowered the accused, Tarsem Singh, and snatched his licensed gun.
Assistant commissioner of police Rishab Bhola said the former officer had married twice and had a property dispute with his first wife.
After an altercation, Tarsem Singh fired at his first wife, son and daughter-in-law.
The injured were rushed to the nearby Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, where his 40-year-old son succumbed to bullet injuries. The condition of his first wife is stated to be critical, while the daughter-in-law is stable.
