Punjab: Couple drinks poison to prove love for each other, wife dies while husband survives

In Moga district of Punjab, a married couple, drank poison apparently to show depth of their love for each other. While drinking the poison, both of them did not even think about the future of their one-year-old daughter.

The wife died after consuming the poison while the husband is battling for his life in the ICU since three days after the incident. However, he is now out of danger. As a precaution, he has been kept in the ICU of a private hospital in Nihal Singh Wala till Thursday evening.

According to police, the couple to prove their love for each other mixed rat poison with cold drink and conumed it. After which both of them became critical and were admitted to the hospital.

The couple was married 5 years ago. They also have a one-year-old daughter. The deceased was identified as Manpreet Kaur and her husband Harjinder Singh. Manpreet is no more in this world, but her husband is undergoing treatment at a local private hospital. Doctors treating Harjinder said that at present Harjinder's condition is out of danger. He has been shifted to the ICU ward for two days.

Raj Singh, a police officer investigating the case, said the two were having fun at home and were playing a game to find out what they could do for each other. After which both drank poison mix in a cold drink. Which led to the death of Manpreet.