<p> A former MLA's son shot dead his wife and then committed suicide at their house in Patiala today, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Balwinder Pal Singh (35), son of former Akali Dal MLA from Shutrana Gurdev Singh Sidhu, and Balwinder's wife Gurmeet Kaur (34).<br />Police said that the couple was going through a rough patch following which Balwinder took the extreme step.<br /><br />Gurmeet, widow of Balwinder's elder brother, was remarried to him after his brother died years ago. She has two sons from her first marriage.<br /><br />Patiala SSP Hardyal Singh Mann said as per the statement of the family, the couple had an altercation on Saturday night but Sidhu pacified the couple.<br /><br />The couple again had an altercation today following which Balwinder went to his father's room and took out his licensed gun.<br /><br />He then came to his room and shot at his wife in the forehead from a close range and then fired at himself in the neck. Both died on the spot, police said.</p>
<p> A former MLA's son shot dead his wife and then committed suicide at their house in Patiala today, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Balwinder Pal Singh (35), son of former Akali Dal MLA from Shutrana Gurdev Singh Sidhu, and Balwinder's wife Gurmeet Kaur (34).<br />Police said that the couple was going through a rough patch following which Balwinder took the extreme step.<br /><br />Gurmeet, widow of Balwinder's elder brother, was remarried to him after his brother died years ago. She has two sons from her first marriage.<br /><br />Patiala SSP Hardyal Singh Mann said as per the statement of the family, the couple had an altercation on Saturday night but Sidhu pacified the couple.<br /><br />The couple again had an altercation today following which Balwinder went to his father's room and took out his licensed gun.<br /><br />He then came to his room and shot at his wife in the forehead from a close range and then fired at himself in the neck. Both died on the spot, police said.</p>