Both suspects in the murder of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari have been sent to 14-day judicial custody by a local court after their five-day police remand ended today.
Nimaratjeet Singh and Jaspreet Singh were arrested on June 13 for allegedly killing Kumari, popularly known as Kamal Kaur Bhabhi.
The police have claimed that the two, along with the alleged mastermind Amritpal Singh Mehron, were involved in Kanchan’s murder after having planned it almost three months ago. Her body was recovered from a car parked outside Adesh University at Bhucho Kalan along the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway on the night of June 11.
Counsel for both suspects, advocate Harpal Singh Khara said, “There is no recovery pending in this case. The deceased’s phone has already been recovered by the police. No weapon was used in the crime, and the ‘kamarkass’ (waistband) allegedly used to commit the murder has been burnt.”
Khara further claimed that the police might have already arrested Amritpal Singh Mehron and were now concocting false stories about his escape to the UAE. He also said the video showing Amritpal claiming responsibility for the murder could have been generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
As per the police theory, the murder was a result of ‘moral policing’. The investigation is still underway.
There are two others who have been named in the FIR and are currently allegedly absconding – one Ranjit Singh of Sohal village in Tarn Taran district, and an unidentified person. Additionally, a lookout circular has been issued against Ranjit Singh and Amritpal Singh Mehron.
The police have claimed that Mehron had left for the UAE even before the lookout circular was issued on June 14. A court on Tuesday had issued an arrest warrant against Amritpal.
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