June 10, 2010
A thirty-two-year-old woman allegedly set herself and her two young children on fire at her house near the Lahouri Gate in the inner city on Wednesday. Police have registered a case and are trying to ascertain the reason behind the extreme step taken by the victim, whose husband has been arrested.
According to police, the victims have been identified as Jasbir Kaur, her son Noor Preet Singh (8) and daughter Simarpreet Kaur (4). Reportedly, Jasbir poured kerosene oil on herself and her kids and they had suffered nearly 90 per cent burn injuries by the time neighbours pulled them out of their house situated on the first floor. Jasbir got married to Gurmeet Singh in 2001 and apparently, it was not a happy marriage.
Patiala SP Narinder Kaushal visited the spot and said prima facie it appeared to be a suicide case. “We have registered a case under Section 306 of the IPC and more sections will be added after detailed investigation,” he said.
Gurmeet Singh works at a shop and allegedly, he abused his wife often, including today. “They did not have a good relationship, as the husband used to pressurise his wife for dowry and even beat her up sometimes. The couple had approached the police a few months ago and reached a compromise,” said SP Kaushal.
Speaking to Newsline, Gurmeet’s mother Ravel Kaur said, “I and Jasbir were not on talking terms and our kitchens were also separate. Today, after having lunch, Gurmeet left the house and Jasbir and the kids went to her room on the first floor.” Eye witnesses said they heard shrieks and saw smoke coming out of the house. One of the neighbours, Parmod, used a heavy wooden pillar to break open the door. “This, however, took five minutes and victims were badly burnt by that time,” he said. Meanwhile, the bodies have been sent for postmortem and parents of Jasbir, residents of Nabha, have been called to Patiala.
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