Man kills 3 family members in Punjab's Amritsar

In a shocking event, a 37-year-old man allegedly murdered three members of his family, including his mother and 2-year-old nephew, here on Thursday, the state police official stated. 

 

The incident took place around 1 am in Kandowali village in the Ajnala area here, officials further informed. 

 

The accused, identified as Amritpal Singh allegedly murdered his mother Manbir Kaur (58), sister-in-law Avneet Kaur (27), and nephew Samrath Singh (2), according to the police. 

 

Singh has been arrested and is being questioned to ascertain the motive behind the murder, they said. 

 

Station House Officer Davinder Singh said the preliminary questioning of the accused revealed that he was suffering from depression and his wife had left him a year ago.