‘Hurt religious sentiments’: Woman shot lifeless at Gurdwara in Patiala for ‘consuming liquor’

Express News Service

CHANDIGARH: A 33-year outdated girl was shot lifeless in Dukh Niwaran Sahib Gurdwara in Patiala late on Sunday evening time by one different devotee as she was allegedly beneath the have an effect on of liquor and this hurt his religious sentiments.

Sources talked about that Parminder Kaur had come to the historic gurdwara in Patiala from Zirakpur near Chandigarh was allegedly consuming liquor near the sarovar (holy water tank). 

Quite a few devotes objected to her consuming and an attendant (volunteer) Sagar Malhotra stopped her. Kaur acquired agitated and broke the bottle and hit Malhotra on his arm.

She was over powered by the devotees and delivered to the supervisor’s room. Then supervisor tried to ask the women her credentials and totally different particulars nevertheless she did not give an accurate reply. Then the police was known as by the gurdwara authorities.

While the police personnel had been taking Kaur of their custody from the supervisor’s room, a person standing shut by fired 4 bullets at her. Kaur died on the spot.

The accused acknowledged as 32-year outdated Nirmaljit Singh Saini of Urban Estate in Patiala is a property vendor and an on a regular basis buyer to gurdwara.

The attendant, Sagar Malhotra, was moreover injured throughout the firing. The police have recovered few tobacco packets and a bottle of liquor from the spot the place the incident happened, talked about sources.

Senior Superintendent of Police of Patiala Varun Sharma talked about, “Prima facie it seems Saini’s religious sentiments had been hurt and he fired 5 rounds on the woman collectively together with his 32-bore licensed revolver of this 4 hit her and she or he died on the spot, whereas one bullet hit Malohtra and is injured nevertheless out of hazard as he was taken to Rajindra Medical Collage and Hospital.’’

“It seems Saini took this step in the heat of the movement as he was regular visitor to the gurdwara and has no criminal back ground, the women was unemployed and alcoholi. We traced her back ground and found a prescription in her bag which was of a private de-addiction centre at Patiala.”

“They suggested the police that she was current course of treatment for alcohol dependancy and was having mood swings. We are searching for the family members or any relations as no one has come forward to say her physique, as further investigations are taking place,’’ talked about Sharma and added that her mobile has been despatched for technical analysis.

He further talked about that the accused in no way knew the girl and he took this extreme step in heat of the second. “The accused Singh has been arrested and the weapon used throughout the crime has been recovered. The CCTV footage throughout the gurdwara has been scanned.’’

Meanwhile, additional police has been deployed throughout the gurdwara premises. A case of murder and arms act has been registered at Anaj Mandi Police station.

CHANDIGARH: A 33-year outdated girl was shot lifeless in Dukh Niwaran Sahib Gurdwara in Patiala late on Sunday evening time by one different devotee as she was allegedly beneath the have an effect on of liquor and this hurt his religious sentiments.

Sources talked about that Parminder Kaur had come to the historic gurdwara in Patiala from Zirakpur near Chandigarh was allegedly consuming liquor near the sarovar (holy water tank). 

Quite a few devotes objected to her consuming and an attendant (volunteer) Sagar Malhotra stopped her. Kaur acquired agitated and broke the bottle and hit Malhotra on his arm.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

She was over powered by the devotees and delivered to the supervisor’s room. Then supervisor tried to ask the women her credentials and totally different particulars nevertheless she did not give an accurate reply. Then the police was known as by the gurdwara authorities.

While the police personnel had been taking Kaur of their custody from the supervisor’s room, a person standing shut by fired 4 bullets at her. Kaur died on the spot.

The accused acknowledged as 32-year outdated Nirmaljit Singh Saini of Urban Estate in Patiala is a property vendor and an on a regular basis buyer to gurdwara.

The attendant, Sagar Malhotra, was moreover injured throughout the firing. The police have recovered few tobacco packets and a bottle of liquor from the spot the place the incident happened, talked about sources.

Senior Superintendent of Police of Patiala Varun Sharma talked about, “Prima facie it seems Saini’s religious sentiments had been hurt and he fired 5 rounds on the woman collectively together with his 32-bore licensed revolver of this 4 hit her and she or he died on the spot, whereas one bullet hit Malohtra and is injured nevertheless out of hazard as he was taken to Rajindra Medical Collage and Hospital.’’

“It seems Saini took this step in the heat of the movement as he was regular visitor to the gurdwara and has no criminal back ground, the women was unemployed and alcoholi. We traced her back ground and found a prescription in her bag which was of a private de-addiction centre at Patiala.”

“They suggested the police that she was current course of treatment for alcohol dependancy and was having mood swings. We are searching for the family members or any relations as no one has come forward to say her physique, as further investigations are taking place,’’ talked about Sharma and added that her mobile has been despatched for technical analysis.

He further talked about that the accused in no way knew the girl and he took this extreme step in heat of the second. “The accused Singh has been arrested and the weapon used throughout the crime has been recovered. The CCTV footage throughout the gurdwara has been scanned.’’

Meanwhile, additional police has been deployed throughout the gurdwara premises. A case of murder and arms act has been registered at Anaj Mandi Police station.