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Punjab cop allegedly shoots wife, three in-laws dead with AK-47 rifle
Three of the victims were declared brought dead to the hospital. The fourth victim died during treatment.
A Punjab police constable Kulwinder Singh shot dead his wife and three members of his in-laws family with an AK-47 rifle at Said Jalalpur village of Dharamkot block in Moga district on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, police said.
A 10-year-old daughter of his brother-in-law was also injured in the incident.
At the Moga civil hospital, the constable’s wife Rajwinder Kaur, mother-in-law Sukhwinder Kaur and brother-in-law’s wife Inderjit Kaur were declared brought dead. His brother-in-law Jaskaran Singh succumbed to his injuries during treatment while his daughter is under treatment, police said.
The police have arrested the accused and a case has been registered at Dharamkot police station. Kulwinder was posted at Dharamkot in the tear gas squad and the AK-47 rifle used in the incident was issued against his name.
According to preliminary investigation, he had a land dispute with his in-laws who were trying to settle the matter. Kulwinder along with wife had reached his in-laws house on Saturday. He allegedly got drunk and had an argument for some time after which he fired at them with his rifle in a fit of anger.
Moga’s Superintendent of Police (Investigations) Harinderpal Singh said that investigation is under process and a case has been registered.
