Ex-serviceman kills 6 family members over property dispute in Ambala

The retired soldier, Bhushan Kumar, 45, also allegedly tried to burn the bodies after committing the crime, police said, adding the incident occurred at Rataur village in Naraingarh sub-division on Sunday night.

The deceased were identified as Kumar’s mother Saropi Devi (65), brother Harish Kumar (35), sister-in-law Sonia (32), nieces (seven and five) and six-month-old nephew. While others died on the spot, one of the nieces succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Chandigarh, a police officer said.

The ex-serviceman’s father, Om Prakash (68), who was also grievously injured in the incident, however, survived and was undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Sector 32, Chandigarh, police said.