Accident or Murder? Rajouri Police Probe Suspicious Deaths of Mother and Child

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SHYAM SOOD

**Deceased’s family alleges husband killed wife and son, demands FIR for double murder**

**Husband, a serving soldier, was traced in Jammu hours after the incident**

RAJOURI AUGUST 13:-In a tragic and suspicious incident in the remote Khawas area of Kotranka Subdivision, Rajouri district, a mother and her two-year-old son lost their lives in what was initially reported as a car accident. However, the absence of visible injuries on the bodies and the undamaged condition of the vehicle have cast serious doubt on the nature of the deaths.
Sources said the incident occurred when serving soldier Baljit Singh, a resident of Khawas who was on leave, was returning home with his wife Lalita Devi and their son Krish Thakur from her parental home in nearby Phangar village.
Initial accounts suggested that heavy rains caused the car to skid off the road into a 30-foot-deep gorge. Despite the fall, the car reportedly suffered no damage. Villagers and police who rushed to the scene found only the bodies of Lalita Devi and her child — Baljit Singh was missing. The bodies were recovered after police broke the car’s door glass.
Hours later, Baljit was traced to a hospital in Jammu. How he reached there and who assisted him remains under police investigation
Today, Lalita Devi’s maternal uncle, joined by family members in a public protest, alleged that Baljit had murdered his wife and son in a premeditated conspiracy. “With help from unidentified persons, Baljit first killed them and then pushed the car into the gorge. The vehicle was stopped by a tree and remains in good condition. If the car is safe, how did the mother and child die? He had illicit relations with another woman in the area,” he claimed in a viral video.
The protestors, in the presence of senior police officers, demanded that an FIR for double murder be registered against Baljit Singh.
As news of the deaths spread, a large number of Lalita Devi’s relatives gathered in Khawas and staged demonstrations, insisting that it was a case of planned murder, not an accident. They highlighted the lack of damage to the vehicle as evidence supporting their claims.
The bodies were initially shifted to the Community Health Center at Khawas and later moved to the Community Health Center at Kalakote. Following allegations of murder, they were referred to the Associated Hospital GMC Rajouri, where a special medical board conducted post-mortem examinations.
Police have assured the family that a thorough investigation is underway, exploring every angle. “If foul play is involved, the truth will come to light,” officials stated.
After medico-legal formalities, the bodies were handed over to the family for last rites, and the police reportedly started an investigation under Section 106 BN