Ludhiana: Machhiwara police on Tuesday booked for the murder of an ex-serviceman, 60-year-old Sultan Singh of Maanewal, his wife Raj Kaur, her brother Nirmal Singh, sister Bimal Kaur, daughter-in-law Manjeet Kaur and nephew Ravi. In his police complaint, Inderjit Singh, brother of the deceased, said his elder brother had retired from army a few months ago and was living with his family. He added that his brother had frequent fights with his family over property. The complainant further said one of the sons of the deceased had gone abroad whereas his second son Roop Singh lives with his wife in a separate house. He added that the deceased wished to give his son share in his property, but his wife, daughter-in-law Manjeet Kaur (wife of son who lives abroad) were not in favour of that. Inderjit said on the night of May 21, he heard noise coming from the house of his elder brother so he went there. He added that the accused had beaten his brother until he was unconscious. The complainant said he tried take him his brother to his home, but his family did not let him do that. The next morning he came to know that his brother had died. Police booked the accused under sections 302 (murder), 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly) of the IPC. Station house officer of Machhiwara police station, inspector Rajesh Thakur said the accused will be arrested soon.
Wife booked for murder of ex-serviceman
