Ludhiana, May 4 -- A 36-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after her brother-in-law allegedly tried to run over her and her husband with a car near the Dehlon bypass, in what police described as an escalation of an ongoing family property dispute.

The injured woman was identified as Kirandeep Kaur, a resident of village Saian Khurd. Police said her brother-in-law, Avtar Singh alias Jagtar Singh of Mandi Gobindgarh, has been booked in the case.

According to the complainant, the incident took place on May 2 when she and her husband were on their way to a police station.

The couple had stopped by the roadside to attend a phone call when the accused allegedly arrived in a car and drove it towards them at high speed.

While her husba...