Ludhiana: Man returns from Australia, murders wife, arrested by police

A man who recently returned from Australia allegedly murdered his wife with a sharp-edged weapon in Vikas Nagar on Pakhhowal Road in Ludhiana. Taking action in the case, the police have arrested the accused husband.

Dugri SHO Gurmukh Singh stated that the deceased woman has been identified as 49-year-old Kamaldeep Kaur, while the accused is her 50-year-old husband Ravinder Singh, who works as a pick-up van driver. According to the police, preliminary investigation points to suspicion over character as the motive for the murder.

According to the police, the couple had gone to Australia to visit their younger son. Kamaldeep Kaur had returned about four months ago, while Ravinder Singh returned to India on October 29. Their elder son Gagandeep Singh also lived with them at home.

According to the complaint lodged by Gagandeep Singh with the police, his father sent him to the market to buy milk on Saturday evening. When he returned, he saw his father fleeing from the house. Upon going inside, he found his mother lying on the bed in a pool of blood.

With the help of neighbours, Kamaldeep Kaur was immediately rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared her dead. SHO Gurmukh Singh stated that multiple blows were inflicted on the neck and stomach using a kitchen knife.

The police have recovered the knife used in the crime. According to the police, before fleeing, the accused washed the knife and placed it back to destroy evidence. The police suspect that he had been planning his wife's murder right from abroad.

A murder case has been registered at the Dugri police station and the accused is being interrogated. Nothing has yet been proved in court.

Key developments

• Crime committed two days after returning from Australia
• Son sent to market for milk, attacked with kitchen knife
• Dugri police station arrests the accused husband
• Preliminary probe reveals murder committed on suspicion