Karimnagar: Sardar Avatar Singh, 53, a retired van driver said that Balvinder Singh had gone berserk without any reason when performing prayers after returning from a gurudwara located near their residence at around 6 am on Tuesday.
Speaking to DC on Wednesday, he recollected events that led to the software engineer going berserk, which ultimately led to a police official shooting him.
Mr Avatar Singh said, “Balvinder was reading verses of a sacred text while participating in a prayer with us in a room at our residence after returning from the gurudwara. I do not know why he, all of a sudden, stood up and grabbed a talwar stored in the room, and wanted to go out. He injured us with the sword for refraining him from stepping outside. After being injured, we fled from the spot. A relative rushed us to a hospital. We were not aware what he did after attacking us.”
Mr Singh clarified that Balvinder was not undergoing any treatment for depression as had been alleged by the police.
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“He returned to the city from Bengaluru by train on Saturday evening. He had not slept since Sunday as he was depressed for not qualifying in the preliminary exam of the Civil Services. He had failed in the exam by a mark.”
He recalled that Balvinder had called from Bengaluru recently and had promised to take them to the historical Gurudwara of Takhat Sachkhand Sri Hazoor Sahib situated in Nanded of Maharashtra on New Year’s Day. His relative Mr Ranveer Singh said, “I did not expect that Balvinder would go on a rampage, spreading terror among residents of the colony. He was a decent and innocent individual.
“You are my life. How can I live without you? We were unable to stay here when you were working away. We would wait for several hours a day for your phone call. We would weep after speaking to you over phone. But, you left us. How will we live knowing that you will never return,” lamented Ms Satwinder Kaur, mother of Balvinder Singh, at the gurudwara where her son’s body was kept on Wednesday.
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