Man hacked to death by son-in-law over family dispute in Faridabad

Police said the incident took place on Friday morning around 9.30am after an argument broke out between Paramjeet and his wife over his liquor addiction.

Published on: Mar 9, 2026, 04:06:15 IST

By Debashish Karmakar, Gurugram

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A 55-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death with an axe by his son-in-law following a family dispute at Chhainsa in Faridabad, police said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Paramjeet Singh, 26, was arrested on Sunday after being on the run since the incident, officers added.

Gulab Singh succumbed to his injuries on Saturday during treatment due to severe blood loss, said police.

The deceased was identified as Gulab Singh, a resident of Ballabgarh in Faridabad, officers said. Police said the incident took place on Friday morning around 9.30am after an argument broke out between Paramjeet and his wife over his liquor addiction. The woman called her father, who came to her marital home to take her away, they added.

A senior police official said Paramjeet attempted to stop his wife from leaving. “He entered into an argument with his father-in-law and then into a scuffle with him,” the officer said. According to police, Paramjeet was overpowered during the scuffle by his father-in-law and wife and was pushed away.

“In a fit of rage, he picked up an axe lying nearby and attacked Gulab with it. He sustained two deep cut injuries. His daughter raised an alarm after which neighbours gathered and rushed him to a government hospital in Ballabgarh, from where he was later shifted to a private hospital looking at his critical condition,” the officer added.

Gulab Singh succumbed to his injuries on Saturday during treatment due to severe blood loss. Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said Paramjeet fled the spot after the attack. “A crime branch team finally arrested him from Faridabad on Sunday while trying to flee out of the city. He will be produced before a court and taken on further remand for interrogation,” he said, adding no criminal antecedents of the accused have surfaced yet.

On the complaint of Paramjeet’s wife, an FIR under section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against him at Chhainsa police station on Saturday. Further investigation is underway.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debashish Karmakar
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.Read More

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