Senior journalist KJ Singh murdered: Captain Amarinder orders SIT probe, Sukhbir Singh Badal condemns incident

Senior journalist K J Singh and his 92-year-old mother were found dead at their residence here, the police said today.
 

Singh's throat had been slit while his mother Gurcharan Kaur was suspected to have been strangled at their Phase 3B2 home, said an official spokesman of the Chief Minister's Office.

Mohali DSP Alam Vijay Singh, too, said there were injury marks on their necks.

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had directed state DGP Suresh Arora to set up the SIT.

Have directed DGP to ensure thorough probe into murder of journalist KJ Singh & his mother in Mohali. SIT has been set up under IG (Crime).

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) September 23, 2017

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

The Punjab Police has set up a Special Investigative Team (SIT) under the Inspector General (Crime) to probe the suspected murder, the spokesman said.

Singh, who was in his sixties, was a former News Editor of the Indian Express, The Tribune and The Times of India in Chandigarh.

The media fraternity in Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh strongly condemned the alleged killings and sought speedy arrests