Amritsar: Man throws 8-year-old grandson into canal,arrested

August 28, 2023 - PatialaPolitics

Amritsar: Man throws 8-year-old grandson into canal,arrested

Grandfather (Nana) killed his grandson just because he had a rivalry with his son-in-law. The police arrested him, and further investigation is ongoing. After 4 days, the body was recovered from a canal. The accused identified as Amarjit Singh, a resident of Meerakot Kalan village, was arrested and a murder case registered against him. Harchand Singh, SHO, Rajasansi police station, said the incident came to light after the police got information from the victim’s parents. He said he was upset with his daughter’s decision to reach a compromise with her husband and start living with him after over a year of dispute.

He said as per investigations, Amarjit’s daughter Baljinder Kaur and her husband Sukhdev Singh, both residents of Bal Sachander village, had a dispute. She along with her son Guranshpreet Singh had been living with her father Amarjit Singh at Meerakot Kalan. The case was sub judice which gave them a chance to sort it out amicably. However, this did not go down well with Amarjit Singh.