Mohali: Nine years after one of the most shocking murders in the region, a court has finally delivered its verdict. Seerat Kaur has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband Ekam Singh Dhillon. The case dates back to March 19, 2017.
Why the crime that shocked everyone?
Ekam Singh Dhillon was an auto driver. He stood around 6.3 feet tall. After killing him, his body was bent and stuffed into a suitcase measuring roughly two by two and a half feet. The suitcase was then placed on the back seat of his BMW car parked in Phase 3B1. Police officers who reached the spot were visibly stunned by what they saw. Nobody could quite believe that a body that large had been forced into a case that small.
How he was killed?
The post-mortem report confirmed that Ekam Singh died from a gunshot wound. Investigation also revealed that after the murder, attempts were made to destroy evidence inside the house. Blood stains and other forensic material were deliberately wiped to cover tracks.
What the court said?
Additional District and Sessions Judge Hardeep Singh found Seerat Kaur guilty on three counts — murder, destruction of evidence and violation of the Arms Act. She was sentenced to life imprisonment with rigorous labour and fined Rs 50,000. The sentence were given under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. For destroying evidence under Section 201 and for the Arms Act violation under Section 25. She received three years of rigorous imprisonment each along with fines of Rs 20,000 on each count. The court noted that the accused could not provide any satisfactory explanation for her conduct throughout the proceedings. Prosecution lawyers Tarminder Singh, Pooja Malhotra and Manpreet Singh Kaler presented a strong chain of evidence that held up in court.
