A leading outdoor advertising businessman Jai Singh and three other members of his family were allegedly murdered by his son Harmeet in Dehradun on Friday. It is suspected that a property di
spute was behind the gruesome murders.
Besides killing his father and step-mother Kulwant, the young man also killed their adopted daughter Harpeet Kaur and their three-year old granddaughter at their residence in Adarsh Vihar area.
Harmeet reportedly killed all the family members except for Harpreet’s six-year-old son, Kanwal,
The multiple murders have shocked the town, which was busy with festivities when the crime took place. The accused has been arrested reportedly in a mentally-unstable condition.
Sixty-two-year-old Singh used to run the Colorarts Advertising Agency in Dehradun. His son Harmeet, 22, was living with him and rest of the family. Harmeet had been running a hosiery shop in the city.
Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela said: “Based on Kanwal’s statement we arrested the accused. The incident came to light when the housemaid reached the house and saw blood in the drains. She informed the police. We have found the knife and other evidences at the site,” he said.
During investigations, the police found that Harmeet was upset over “step-motherly treatment” given to him and was allegedly planning to take revenge from his father and other family members. Reportedly, Harmeet was also angry over his father’s second marriage and was carrying a feeling of vengeance against his father, step-mother and other family members.
The police were told by the relatives that Harmeet was an alcoholic and used to have regular fights with family members under the influence of alcohol.