Ludhiana: Dead body of Pyara Singh of Sherpur village, who had become traceless after killing his wife and daughter five days ago, was recovered from Doraha Canal on Wednesday morning.
According to the police, Pyara Singh had killed his wife and daughter using a hammer and later jumped into the canal to end his life. However, with the recovery of his body, the possibility of the exact cause of the double murder being unravelled is almost over.
On February 12, Pyara Singh, 60, a labourer, had killed his wife Swaranjit Kaur, 53, and daughter Rajwant Kaur, 28, with a hammer, the police said. Thereafter, he reached Doraha canal and called up his nephew to inform him about his crime and said he was also going to commit suicide. Then he switched off his mobile phone.
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Ludhiana: Four days after the double murder of a mother-daughter duo in Sherpur Kalan village, the body of accused Pyara Singh, 60, has not been recovered. The police believe that he committed suicide for which a deep-water search at a canal has been started. Besides, the police investigation has also found that the accused was a patient of hypertension and would easily lose his temper.
On February 12, Pyara Singh, a labourer, had hammered his wife Swaranjit Kaur, 53, and daughter Rajwant Kaur, to death. Thereafter, he reached Doraha canal, called up his nephew to inform that he was going to commit suicide and then switched off his cellphone. Nephew Gurpreet Singh rushed to Pyara’s house and found the duo in a pool of blood. While Swaranjit died on the spot, Rajwant breathed her last while undergoing treatment at a hospital. Rajwant’s marriage was scheduled on February 21.
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