Raghbir Singh Brar
Faridkot
In a self destruction move, Jaspreet Singh , a resident of village Khara, allegedly killed his wife Gagandeep Kaur,40 at about 8 AM on Monday.
Jaspreet Singh alias Shaktiman, a Kabaddi player was married to Kaur about 17 years ago.
“The accused wanted to sell earth from his land of which Gagandeep Kaur opposed. When they were both in the fields on Melka road, near Khara, a scuffle broke out between the two which led to the murder of the Gagandeep Kaur,” said Jatinder Singh,DSP Kotkpura.
The locals said that there was always a dispute between the families and when the husband wanted to sell earth which was higher, her wife opposed. The land in question was of the two brothers and their father.
One of the brother of the accused lived in another village.
The police party reached the spot immediately after the incident. The victim was killed on the spot and was taken for the post mortem.
The accused fled the site after the incident.
The police were registering the complaint on the statement of the brother of the deceased.
The victim was survived by two sons, about 5 and 13 years old.
The locals said that the family was mostly on loggerheads because of some domestic problems.