Canada-returned woman arrested for husband’s murder | Chandigarh News

BATHINDA: A woman who returned from Canada was arrested on the accusation of killing her husband with the help of her paramour at Sukhanwala village in Faridkot late on Friday night. Her paramour is on the run. It is being investigated whether the woman, Rupinder Kaur, was deported from Canada and whether her paramour, Harkanwalpreet Singh, had also returned from Canada. Rupinder Kaur was married to Gurwinder Singh of Sukhanwala village in Faridkot.Gurwinder’s sister, Manveer Kaur, who is a permanent resident of Canada but is presently at her in-laws’ home at Jodki Kankar village in Fazilka, stated in her complaint to the police that her brother, working in a private bank, solemnised marriage with Rupinder Kaur in Nov 2023. Rupinder had migrated to Canada in 2019 and came for the marriage, returning to Canada after some days. She eventually returned to India in Jan 2025 and started living with Gurwinder at Sukhanwala village. Manveer further stated that her and Gurwinder Singh’s parents migrated to Canada in March 2025, leaving Gurwinder and Rupinder alone at Sukhanwala village.Manveer stated that Gurwinder used to tell her that his wife Rupinder was troubling him on any pretext for some months, and that he had suspicions about her character. Gurwinder used to say that Rupinder had told him she was well settled in Canada, and had solemnised marriage against her wish. On Nov 28, Gurwinder called her to say he had concrete evidence that Rupinder had illicit relations with one Harkanwalpreet Singh from Bathinda village, who had returned from Canada, and she wanted to usurp land by killing him in conspiracy with her paramour. At about 11:30 pm on Friday (November 28), she got a call that Gurwinder had been killed and that his body was found on the roof of their home at Sukhanwala village.In her complaint, she further stated that her cousin Jatinder Singh, living nearby, told her that he was on a walk after dinner near 11 pm when some unknown person came to Gurwinder’s home. Rupinder opened the door, and after some time, it was known that Gurwinder had been killed, and upon search, it was found that gold was missing from the almirah. Faridkot DSP Tarlochan Singh said reports indicate that Rupinder was deported from Canada, and the matter is being investigated. Likewise, investigations about the background of Harkanwalpreet are also being made. He said the cause of death is not yet known, as no injury mark was found on the body of Gurwinder. Rupinder Kaur has been arrested, and efforts are being made to arrest Harkanwalpreet, who is on the run. A case under Section 103 (murder) and 61(2) BNS (criminal conspiracy) has been registered against Rupinder Kaur and Harkanwalpreet Singh at Sadar Faridkot police station.