Man Kills Wife Over Gold After She Married Him Against Family Wishes

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MANSA – Manjeet Kaur (22) of Mohar Singh Wala village near Bhikhi town defied her family and married her neighbour.

Within a month of the marriage, she was allegedly axed to death by her husband in connivance with his father and a cousin. Manjeet’s body was found on the Mansa-Ralla road on August 17. It had seven injuries on the neck, face and head. There were cuts on the hands and arms too. The Mansa police and municipal staff cremated the body today after no one came forward to perform the last rites.

While eloping, Manjeet had taken away nearly 160 gm of gold, worth about Rs 5 lakh, and Rs 50,000 in cash from her home. Her husband Makhan Singh, a mobile phone tower mechanic, began to quarrel with her over her possessions. The police claimed that Makhan Singh wanted to sell the gold for a comfortable life. This was vehemently opposed by Manjeet.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Narinder Bhargav said Makhan Singh and his father Mandir Singh had been arrested for the murder. Makhan’s cousin Amarpal Singh had absconded.

The SSP said Makhan, who earned Rs 12,000 a month, had confessed to serious differences with his wife.

Makhan Singh, in a bid to mislead the police, had earlier claimed that his wife was murdered by three unidentified persons.