Dynamite News Punjab: Man arrested for killing pregnant wife, setting body on fire in Amritsar
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his pregnant wife and later setting her body on fire in Punjab's Amritsar, police said on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:
Amritsar (Punjab): A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his pregnant wife and later setting her body on fire in Punjab's Amritsar, police said on Saturday.
The accused Sukhdev Singh a labourer from Bule Nangal village near Beas allegedly tied his wife, Pinki (23) who was pregnant with twins, to a cot before setting her on fire.
Upon receiving information, police reached the spot and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
The deceased identified as 23-year-old Pinki was six months pregnant.
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According to Beas station house officer (SHO) Gurwinder Singh, the incident took place on Friday.
“The couple, according to locals had been married around 3 years ago used to have frequent arguments.
On Friday too they had a heated arguments after which Sukhdev set his wife on fire.”
Upon receiving information, police reached the spot and sent the body for a post-mortem examination.
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The accused was arrested late on Saturday and produced before a court, which remanded him to police custody for two days, said SHO Gurwinder Singh.
A case has been registered and investigation is on, officials said.