Amritpal Singh of Mehron village, the alleged mastermind in the sensational murder of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari, alias Kamal Kaur Bhabhi, has been taken into custody in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is being flown back to Punjab under deportation rules, the police confirmed today.Senior police officials said a team of the Bathinda police, led by a DSP-rank officer, got the custody of the accused from the UAE authorities. He boarded the flight and was expected to arrive in India tonight.Mehron was detained by the Sharjah police in January this year during a visa-related inquiry, but deportation formalities took time to complete. The brutal murder of Kanchan Kumari, popularly known as Kamal Kaur Bhabhi on social media, had sent shockwaves across Punjab in June 2025. The influencer was allegedly lured to Bathinda under the pretext of a promotional event. She was strangled to death on the night of June 9-10, and her body was found three days later inside a car parked at an Adesh University lot.Police investigations revealed that Mehron, a Nihang Sikh, along with two accomplices — Jaspreet Singh and Nimratjit Singh, also Nihangs — carried out the killing. The motive was reportedly linked to Kanchan’s social media content, which the accused claimed offended Sikh sentiments.Mehron fled the country just hours after the crime. He boarded a flight from the Amritsar International Airport to the UAE on the morning of June 10, 2025, even before a lookout circular could be issued against him. The Bathinda police later arrested his two accomplices, while Mehron remained at large.A Bathinda court initiated proceedings to declare him a proclaimed offender, and efforts were made through central agencies and Interpol to secure his extradition.The case had sparked widespread debate and fear among social media influencers in Punjab, with many expressing concerns over moral policing and threats for their content.