Overview
- Punjab’s Sangrur police arrested Gurpreet Singh after determining his mother and sister were killed and their deaths disguised as a road accident.
- The victims were identified as Sarabjit Kaur, 35, a CID officer posted at Dirba, and Inderjit Kaur, 55, both residents of Mauran village.
- Investigators say the accused placed the bodies in a car, rammed it into a tree near Sular Gharat, poured petrol, set it ablaze, and fled.
- The case initially registered under BNS Sections 281, 106, and 324(5) was amended to add Section 103 for murder while the negligence counts were dropped.
- Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the probe is thorough and that the government will pursue the harshest punishment, including the death penalty.