SHAHKOT
The Shahkot police have arrested three persons, including two women, on charges of murder bid and dowry
harassment.
Investigating Officer (IO) Major Singh said the accused have been identified as Harpreet Kaur and Samayal, daughters of Surindar Kumar, a resident of Dane Wal village, and their brother Aniket Baba Bagu, a resident of Gillan village.
Prabhjot Kaur, daughter of Dharam Pal, a resident of Eeda village, had complained to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jalandhar (rural), that the accused and their accomplices tortured her for dowry. She had said the accused gave her intoxicant tablets, wrenched her fingers, threw her down from the roof of the house, and threatened her.
IO said a case under sections 109(attempt to murder ), 74(assault or use of force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 85(husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty ), 123(causing harm through poison, etc, with intent to commit crime) 61(2) (criminal conspiracy ) and 190(unlawful assembly ) of the BNS was registered against the accused and four others including husband of the complainant