Police waiting for victim’s son to come out of rehab

LUDHIANA: Among the many unsolved cases of murder in the city is the killing of Taranjeet Kaur, 66, who was murdered with a sharp-edged weapon at her Model Town residence on July 31. The police have not been able to gather any substantial clues in this case so far and have no idea about the accused who killed the old woman.Taranjeet was alone in the house on the day of crime while her husband Harminder Singh and younger son Harkirat Singh were at their auto spare parts unit. Harkirat had found his mother lying unconscious on the floor when he returned home at 8.30pm on July 31 and discovered that she had been killed with a sharp edged weapon. Station house officer, Model Town, Ashok Kumar said they are working on various theories in this case and will nab the accused soon. The SHO said they are waiting for Taranjeet’s elder son Sukhdeep Singh to come out of the rehabilitation centre in Uttarakhand, where he is under treatment for drug addiction. “We would question Sukhdeep once his time at the rehab gets over and he is out of there. We are sure his statement would throw some light on this mysterious murder of his mother,” said Kumar.He said they found out during initial investigation that some scrap dealer was seen around Taranjeet’s house on the day of crime. “We questioned all the scrap dealers that come to this locality but did not find any clue to the murder,” said Kumar.The police have also kept an eye on the movement of criminals in the area, but haven’t found any activity corresponding with Taranjeet’s murder so far.There were no signs of robbery at Taranjeet’s house after her murder.