Indian student Harmanjot Singh Bhattal, 19, came to Canada from Bhattal village in Baranala district of Punjab in December 2018 and was studying at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton
TORONTO: A 43-year-old Punjabi man has been charged with shooting dead his 19-year-old nephew and attempted murder of his wife.
Gamdur Singh Brar, who shot dead his nephew Harmanjot Singh Bhattal and seriously injured his wife Satvir Kaur Brar in Edmonton at the weekend, has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.
The victim Harmanjot Singh Bhattal came to Canada in December 2018 on a study visa from Bhattal village of Barnala district in Punjab. The only son of his parents, he was studying at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). He was staying with his maternal aunt.
A gofundme campaign has been launched to raise money to send the
body to India.
The accused reportedly had a fight with his wife. He fired shots at the vehicle in which his wife was travelling with Harmanjot Singh Bhattal in the Sherwood Park area of Edmonton just after 6.30 am on Friday. After firing the shots, the accused fled the area.
Officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police reached the spot immediately. Bhattal succumbed to gunshot wounds before paramedics could reach the spot. The woman was rushed to hospital where she remains critical. The accused wanted to kill her, but his 19-year-old nephew became the victim.
He was denied bail and remains in custody. He will next appear in court on June 2.
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