6 yrs on, man held guilty of killing 2 sisters in Sector 22
Quantum of punishment to be pronounced on February 9
A local court today convicted a 35-year-old man of the murder of two sisters at Sector 22 here in 2019.
The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge held accused Kuldeep Singh guilty under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. The quantum of punishment would be pronounced on February 9.
Kuldeep was working at a call centre in Mohali and resided in Zirakpur. On August 15, 2019, he allegedly murdered Manpreet Kaur (28) and Rajwant Kaur (27), both residents of Baluana village in Fazilka district of Punjab, in their accommodation at Sector 22 here.
The prosecution stated that Kuldeep and Manpreet had been in a relationship since 2010. When Manpreet started avoiding the accused, he suspected that she was involved with another person.
On the night of August 14, he reached the victims’ house in Sector 22 with a motive to check her mobile phone so that he could confront her regarding her relationship with someone else. He climbed the roof from where he jumped onto the rear balcony of the house on the second floor. Both victims were fast asleep at that time.
Kuldeep managed to open the rear door and entered the room where both sisters were sleeping. He tried to unlock Manpreet’s mobile phone but failed. In the meantime, Rajwant woke up and went to the washroom. Soon, Manpreet also woke up. She saw the accused and an altercation ensued. He strangled Manpreet and smashed her head on the floor. When Rajwant came out of the washroom, Kuldeep strangled her too. He repeatedly stabbed both sisters with scissors to ensure they were dead.
He locked the room from outside and left the place on his motorcycle. In the CCTV footage of the area outside the house, the accused was seen leaving with a bag.
A few hours later, he took a bus for Ambala and then boarded a train to Delhi. The accused, son of a retired UT police inspector, was later arrested from New Delhi railway station.
During the trial, the defence argued that the accused had been falsely implicated. However, after hearing the arguments and examining the evidence on record, the court held Kuldeep guilty of the offence.
