An army jawan today allegedly killed the fiance of his former girlfriend and seriously injured her at a bus stand here, police said.
The incident took place yesterday when Neeraj Kumar (27) and his fiance Shivani Sharma (26), were going to Nalagarh from Una in Himachal Pradesh where they hail from and work in a factory, they said.
Kamal Dev (27), also from Una and posted in Jodhpur, was allegedly following and harassing the couple in a bus on their way to Nalagarh, police said, adding the couple alighted at Kiratpur bus stand here.
Kamal also got down at the bus stand and attacked Neeraj with a sharp-edged weapon. Shivani suffered serious injuries trying to save Neeraj, Rupnagar DSP Randhir Singh said.
Neeraj, who received serious injuries around his neck, was declared brought dead at the local hospital and Shivani was referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh, police said.
People standing nearby caught hold of Kamal, thrashed him and handed him over to police.
Shivani and Kamal were in a relationship earlier but his parents were opposed to it, police said
Later, Shivani got engaged to Neeraj and they were to tie the nuptial knot in August.
A case of murder has been registered against the accused, police said.
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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered the formation of a special investigation team (SIT) under Mohali SSP Kuldeep Singh Chahal to probe the murder of Ekom.
Darshan Singh Dhillon, the younger brother of the deceased, said this evening that he, his father and Ekom's two minor children had met Singh.
Dhillon claimed that the chief minister has ordered the setting up of the SIT under the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and also issued orders for including the name of Nimardeep Singh, a close friend of Ekom's wife Seerat, in the FIR.
He said that Punjab police chief Suresh Arora was asked by the chief minister to personally monitor the case.
Earlier in the day, Ekom's father Jaspal Singh Dhillon, who is a human rights activist, demanded the formation of an SIT under a senior IPS officer.
Meanwhile, Seerat today confessed before a Mohali court judge that she had shot her husband dead.
Seerat told the court that Ekom used to harass her for money. "There used to be arguments between us and he also beat me up at times, following which I used to remain under stress," she further submitted.
When the judge asked who had shot Ekom, Seerat said she had shot him dead on Saturday night. She further said that her brother, Vinay Partap Singh, and his friend Jagat, had helped her in disposing of the body.
She also told the court that the pistol used in the crime belonged to Ekom.
It was an unlicensed weapon which was lying in the house. According to her, after using it, she had kept it back.
When the police told the court that the members of Ekom's family wanted other names to be included in the FIR, the court declined to accept the plea on the ground that Seerat had already made a confession that three persons were involved in the crime.
The police said that other suspects in the case had to be arrested and sought police remand for Seerat, following which the court remanded Seerat to two-day police remand.
Meanwhile, no more arrest has been made in the case as yet. The post-mortem examination revealed that a bullet had pierced the temple of Ekom.
