# Army jawan killed wife, staged fall from roof: police 2026-08-15T20:07:56+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets An Army jawan has been arrested in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district for allegedly beating his wife to death and trying to pass it off as an accidental fall from the roof, police said. The victim, Rama, had been married to Amarjeet Singh for about 12 years and the couple had two children. The accused, who was on leave, assaulted her on the night of August 13, police said. The victim's family alleged that when they reached the hospital around 4 am, Rama had already died and her body bore multiple injury marks inconsistent with a fall. Based on their complaint, police arrested Amarjeet and booked his uncle Kuldeep alias Kuki and aunt Sonia for allegedly helping cover up the crime. NDTV identifies Singh as a Border Force jawan, while India Today reports he is in the Army. Police have taken Amarjeet into custody, while the two relatives remain absconding. A post-mortem has been conducted, and further investigation is underway to determine the exact sequence of events. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - ndtv.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T07:36:16+00:00. Tags: Hoshiarpur, Indian Army, Punjab Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/army-jawan-arrested-for-killing-wife-faking-fall/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/army-jawan-arrested-for-killing-wife-faking-fall/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/