Purushottam Singh Gandhok, an inhabitant of Sher-e-Punjab within Andheri (East), was granted bail on Friday by Justice Makarand Karnik after being detained for the February slayings of his 55-year-old daughter as well as his 81-year-old wife.
Gandhok had stated that he was unable to provide support for them after their deaths. On August 8 of last year, the Dindoshi Sessions Court denied his request for release. According to Gandhok’s bail application, his wife has been bedridden and ill for more than ten years. She had gone through an angioplasty and had a cardiac condition.
Since birth, Kamaljeet has had an autism spectrum condition. According to the appeal, “Even at the age of 55, she displayed childlike behaviour and required constant supervision to complete daily tasks like attending nature’s call.”
Gandhok was caring for both, taking care of their food, cooking, and even bathing needs.
The FIR claims that Gandhok called his engaged daughter, Gurvinder Rajbans, around February 7 in the morning hours from his home in Prem Sandesh Society.
He told her that he was responsible for killing his wife Jasbir and daughter Kamaljeet the night before because he could no longer stand watching them suffer and was unable to care for them any longer. Gurvinder ran home to her father. Only after she had called the police, he promised, would he unlock the door. Gandhok’s wife and daughter had their throats slit when the cops arrived and went into the flat. Gandhok was then taken into custody.
On February 11, 2022, he was committed to judicial custody.
Gurvinder discovered her father was ill when she went to Arthur Road Prison. He has spondylitis, a slipped disc, knee discomfort, frequent urination, and ongoing body pain, in addition to ailments associated with ageing. He was to receive medical care at J.J. Hospital under the trial court’s order.
S. S. Dube and Pankaj Mishra, Gandhok’s supporters, claimed that he was a former soldier who participated in the 1962 war with China and the 1965 conflict with Pakistan.
On his body, there were bullet wounds. Gurvinder promised to look after her father and follow whatever rules and regulations the high court deemed appropriate.
She wanted him to “not die in jail at this fag stage in his life.” Justice Karnik stated that Gandhok had been detained for approximately 18 months and that a trial had no chance of starting soon. “Considering the person’s age, length of imprisonment, and the entire situation and circumstances of the case,” he added, “the applicant can be expanded on bail.”
He mentioned that the inquiry was finished, the chargesheet was submitted, and Gandhok had no prior criminal history. He instructed him to be released on a personal bond of Rs. 25,000 and to consistently attend the trial.