3 arrested for NRI couple's murder

Phagwara: Phagwara police have arrested all three accused allegedly involved in the murder of an NRI couple, who were found dead in their home in Onkar Nagar here on Saturday night.

Police said a tenant, Anil Kumar alias Jassi Dholi, living in the upper portion of the couple’s house allegedly hatched the conspiracy along with two other accused — Sooraj Kumar, a resident of Friends Colony, Phagwara, and Ranjit Singh.

While Sooraj was arrested with a knife on Sunday, Ranjit was arrested from his village in Fatehabad district of Haryana earlier on Monday. Anil was arrested from Patran village in Kapurthala district on Monday afternoon.

“While Sooraj has given us the details that how they committed the crime, but the real motive of murder would be clear only after Anil is questioned in detail,” said Kapurthala SSP Satinder Singh. He said Sooraj disclosed that Anil had returned with Ranjit on May 28 from Haryana and the next day, he also joined them at Anil’s room.

“They murdered Kirpal Singh, 67, by repeatedly stabbing him on May 29 evening. When his wife Devinder Kaur, 65, returned home, they strangulated her to death,” he said.

They left the house a few hours later around 3am on May 30. Jassi and Soorah had even burnt their clothes.