Punjab Man Hacks Mother, Sister-in-Law, Nephew to Death

Chandigarh: A man killed three members of his family including his mother, sister-in-law and nephew in the Jhander area of Amritsar district in Punjab on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Manbir Kaur (mother), Avreet Kaur (sister-in-law) and Smarth Singh (nephew).

The accused Amritpal Singh, who is reported to be mentally upset, hacked the three victims to death with a sharp-edged weapon (datar).

After committing the murders, the accused surrendered at the local police station and described the whole incident. Preliminary investigation revealed that his wife Sharanjit Kaur along with their two children was living separately for past two years. His brother is working abroad for past several years while his brother’s wife Avreet Kaur and nephew lived with his mother Manbir Kaur.