The police have solved the mystery of firing on an NRI from the US in his house in Amritsar, Punjab on Saturday morning. Two motorcycle-borne assailants barged into the house of 43-year-old NRI, Sukhchain Singh, in Daburji village and shot at him on Saturday morning in front of his elderly mother, wife and two children from his previous wife, leaving him grievously wounded. In this case, the police have arrested the father of the first wife of the injured NRI Sukhchain Singh, as well as 4 others who had helped the attackers. The police have identified the attackers and claim that they will also be caught soon.The people who attacked the NRI are the relatives of his first wife, who are living in America.
Five people, including the father-in-law of the victim's ex-wife,have been arrested. The motive behind the crime was strained relations between both NRI families.
Commissioner of Police Ranjit Singh Dhillon said, “It is a dispute between two families, both settled in America. Owing to revenge, the NRI’s deceased wife's family hired assailants by giving them money and sent them to the NRI’s house. We are very close to arresting the assailants. The case has been solved. It is a matter of time that both assailants will be arrested. The accused family arranged funds from outside the country to commit the crime.”
After investigation, it has become clear that the attackers are Gurinder Singh Sukha Garnad resident Kapurthala and Gurkirat Singh Gurri resident Jalandhar. The police have arrested Jagjit Singh and Chamkaur Singh, residents of Tarn Taran. The accused had helped the attackers before and after the incident. A hotel owner Jagdambar Attri and Abhilash Bhaskar have also been arrested. They had given shelter to the attackers in their hotel without ID.
In the police investigation, it was also clear that the brother of the deceased wife had transferred the money to the attackers. The family members of the deceased wife of the NRI, sitting abroad, had done the entire planning.
On the other hand, yesterday a team of Amritsar Police reached Tanda in Hoshiarpur, the maternal home of the deceased wife. From where the father of the deceased wife has been arrested. Apart from this, the 4 others who have been arrested are the accused of helping the attackers.