According to reports, a Jalandhar-based man burnt his wife, her parents and his two children over marital dispute. As per a Firstpost report, the accused is a drug addict, and has been absconding after committing the hair-raising crime. The incident was reported from a slum in Jalandhar’s Mahitpur. The accused allegedly poured petrol on the victims and set them on fire earlier on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
The accused in the matter has been identified as 33-year-old Kuldeep from Khurshaidpur. The victims have been identified as Surjan Singh (50), his wife Jogindero (49), their daughter Paramjit Kaur (30). Further, the accused also burnt his 8-year-old daughter Arshdeep and 5-year-old son Anmol.
After the locals spotted the house of victims engulfed in flames, they pulled out Paramjit and his mother Surjan, and another kid out. Before passing away, Paramjit told the locals that her husband told her that he would burn her to death and then poured petrol on them. She also alleged that other persons were also involved in the incident.
Paramjit and her two children from previous marriage had been staying away from the accused with her parents in Jalandhar for the past five-six months. The accused was enraged that Paramjit had been refusing to come back to him after repeated demands.
The Facts of the Matter
In Jalandhar, an alleged drug addict burned his wife, her parents and two children alive over marital dispute. The 33-year-old accused, identified as Kuldeep, has been absconding. As per a TOI report, the accused ran an ahaata (small drinking joint) and a chicken shop.
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The Crime As it Occurred
Earlier on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the accused and at least two other accomplices entered the deceased’s room located at a slum in Mahitpur, Jalandhar.
They poured petrol on the accused’s wife, her parents, and the accused’s minor children, and set them on fore. On hearing the screams of the victims, the locals rushed to the spot and tried to rescue the victims.
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One Witness Lives to Tell the Tale
The only witness who lived to tell the harrowing tale was the victim’s grandfather, who was lying at a nearby distance. He told the media that the accused was in the habit of harassing his wife Paramjit. Paramjit, who had two children from earlier marriage, was forced by the accused to abandon her two minor children.
The accused also gave the two minor kids electric shops. Despite the repeated harassment to herself and her children, Paramjit insisted that she would be willing to live with the accused and her two children from the first marriage.
Victim had Left the Accused
Paramjit had also told her parents that her husband was a drug addict, and would consume ‘chitta (adulterated heroin) regularly and then drink alcohol.
Due to his drug habits, the victim had taken her two children and had been living with her parents for the last few months. The accused tried to convince her to come back home. However, when the victim refused, the accused was enraged, which is speculated to be the cause of his actions.
Other People Involved in Crime
The accused Kuldeep married Paramjit a year back and had since had troubled relationship with her and her family. Before passing away due to her injuries, Paramjit told locals that she heard her husband threaten that he would burn her and her family. She also added that there were other persons involved in the crime.
The cops registered a case in the matter, and efforts are on to catch the culprits.
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