Jilted lover hacks call centre staffer to death in Punjab's Mohali
The victim, identified as Baljinder Kaur of Fatehpur Jattan village, Morinda, worked in a call centre at Phase V, Mohali. The accused, identified as Sukhchain Singh of Samrala, Ludhiana, has been working at a fuel station in Samrala, cops said.
Baljinder along with 4-5 other women going to her workplace on foot around 8.30am. Accused Sukhchain, who was already hiding behind a tree with his face covered with a handkerchief, took out a sword from his bag on noticing Baljinder and pounced on her. Baljinder tried to run away, but couldn’t go far as the accused chased her down, striking her with a sword repeatedly. Later, she fell down on the road and the accused kept hitting her till she became senseless, CCTV footage showed.
During this while, people did not try to save the woman. CCTV footage showed one scooterist stopping at the spot, but could not gather courage to intervene. Other motorists went past the spot when the accused was hitting the victim.
While searching for the accused in the area, cops nabbed the assailant around 11 am with the help of people present at the spot. When cornered, the accused allegedly attacked a cop with the sword, injuring the latter. The accused also received minor injuries while trying to escape and was admitted to a hospital.
Upon receiving information about the incident, Punjab Women's Commission chairperson Raj Lali Gill reached the hospital and met the victim's family. She also urged the police to take the strictest action against the accused to send a message to the society that there is place for such acts.
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