In a shocking development, police in Punjab said on Saturday that they had found senior journalist KJ Singh and his mother dead at their residence in Mohali.
Mohali Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Alam Vijay Singh said, “There were injury marks on their necks.” Singh was in his sixties while his mother Gurcharan Kaur was 92 years old, reported PTI.
Singh had worked with The Tribune and some other publications.
Former deputy chief minister of Punjab and senior Akali Dal leader, Sukhbir Singh Badal tweeted, “Just heard senior journalist KJ Singh has been murdered along with his mother.Condemn this killing and urge authorities to nab culprits. I condemn ghastly murder of senior journalist KJ Singh and his mother at Mohali. Urge police to nab perpetrators.”
Just heard senior journalist KJ Singh has been murdered along with his mother.Condemn this killing and urge authorities to nab culprits imm.
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) September 23, 2017
I condemn ghastly murder of senior journalist KJ Singh and his mother at Mohali. Urge police to nab perpetrators imm.
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) September 23, 2017