Three of a family found dead in SUV in Punjab's Patiala district
Chandigarh, Jun 22 (PTI): Three members of a family were found dead with gunshot injuries inside an SUV in Punjab's Patiala district on Sunday, a police official said.
He said the deceased -- identified as Sandeep Singh (45), his wife Mandeep Kaur (40) and their son Abhay (18) -- were found near Chharbar village in Patiala's Rajpura area.
According to Rajpura Deputy Superintendent of Police Manjit Singh, a tipper truck driver found the bodies inside the SUV, which was parked along the Banur-Shambhu road. When the car did not move even after the truck driver repeatedly blew the horn, he came out of his vehicle to check, he said.
Singh said the police suspect that Sandeep, a property consultant, allegedly shot his wife and son with his licensed pistol, before shooting himself.
The family, who originally hailed from Sikhwala village in Lambi of Bathinda district, have been living in Mohali, he said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the DSP added.
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Four passengers arrested at BLR airport with hydroponic ganja worth over Rs 21.5 crore
Bengaluru (PTI): Four passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport here were arrested with hydroponic ganja valued at over Rs 21.5 crore in two separate cases, officials said on Saturday.
They were intercepted at Terminal 2 of the airport on May 1, they added.
In the first case, Bengaluru Customs said in a post on ‘X’ that three passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted, and 52.68 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 18.43 crore, was seized from their baggage.
In a separate case on the same day, another passenger arriving from Bangkok was intercepted, and 9 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 3.15 crore, was seized from his baggage.
In both cases, the accused, whose identities have not been disclosed, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials added.
