India · 25 Jul 2026

Punjab woman killed in Canada; partner charged with second-degree murder

Punjab woman killed in Canada; partner charged with second-degree murder

Canadian police have charged Ritish Kumar, 22, with second-degree murder over the death of his partner Damanpreet Kaur, 23, from Samrala in Punjab's Ludhiana district. Edmonton Police found Kaur unresponsive with suspicious injuries on July 9; she died in hospital on July 12. Police called it an intimate-partner homicide and later said she was strangled. Kumar was arrested on July 22.

Source: Hindustan Times

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