7-year-old ‘murdered’ in Moga for Rs 40k, dumped in drain; couple booked | Chandigarh News
A seven-year-old boy was allegedly murdered and then dumped in a drain at Lohara village of Moga district.
Police said that the body of the victim, identified as Sukhman, was recovered from the drain on July 3 but was identified only on Thursday following which the autopsy was conducted.
Moga police said that the child was living with his aunt and uncle in Bakhatgarh of Barnala district after his mother, a widow, remarried.
“The child’s mother, Veerpal Kaur, from Lohara village of Moga had remarried after her husband died. Her second marriage was arranged by the accused (her relative) also named Veerpal Kaur of Bakhatgarh, Barnala. The mother had promised to pay the accused Rs 50,000 in lieu of arranging the marriage but till now had only paid Rs 10,000. So the accused kept her son with her. When the mother failed to pay the remaining amount of Rs 40,000, the accused along with her husband murdered the boy and dumped the body in a drain in Lohara village where the child’s paternal side family lives,” said sub-inspector Amarjit Singh, SHO, Nihal Singh Wala police station.
An FIR under sections 103, 238 and 3(5) of BNS was registered at Nihal Singh Wala police station against Veerpal Kaur and her husband Surjit Singh of Barnala, said the sub-inspector.
The couple are absconding, the SHO said, adding that earlier the police had initiated inquest proceedings after the body was recovered. Later, it was identified after the boy’s mother reached Moga and narrated the entire incident. The boy’s mother is currently residing in Longowal of Sangrur district.
