Punjab influencer murder: Amritpal Mehron fled to UAE within hours of killing, say police

Police question deportation of Mehron; execution of Kamal Kaur Bhabhi was planned months ago

Amritpal Singh Mehron, the alleged mastermind down the execution of societal media influencer Kanchan Kumari, besides known arsenic Kamal Kaur Bhabhi. Photos: Instagram

Amritpal Singh Mehron, the alleged mastermind down the execution of societal media influencer Kanchan Kumari, besides known arsenic Kamal Kaur Bhabhi, fled to the UAE conscionable hours aft the incident, taking a formation from Amritsar airport, Bathinda SSP Amneet Kondal said connected Sunday.

Police had issued a lookout circular for Amritpal connected Saturday, anticipating that helium mightiness effort to permission the country.

“When we obtained Amritpal's passport details and checked his question records, we recovered that helium had fled to the UAE aft sidesplitting Kanchan. We are present pursuing the process for his deportation and person informed the authorities determination that helium is wanted successful a execution lawsuit here,” said SSP Kondal.

The constabulary further stated that 2 much of Amritpal’s associates — Ranjit Singh of Sohal colony successful Tarn Taran territory and an unidentified idiosyncratic — person been named successful the FIR.

“They helped Amritpal fly successful a car aft committing the crime. Efforts are underway to nab them arsenic well. We obtained this accusation during the questioning of Amritpal’s 2 associates, Nimaratjeet Singh and Jaspreet Singh, whose two-day remand ends today. We volition question further constabulary custody to interrogate them,” said the SSP.

She further revealed that during the investigation, it emerged that Amritpal had planned the execution 3 months earlier. He, on with his 2 associates, had adjacent conducted reconnaissance successful Ludhiana. “The deceased belonged to Ludhiana, and Amritpal and his associates stayed successful a edifice adjacent her residence to behaviour a due recce,” the SSP added.

So far, a full of 5 persons person been booked successful the case. They person besides been charged with demolition of evidence.

Notably, the decomposed assemblage of Kanchan was recovered successful the rear spot of a car parked extracurricular Adesh University astatine Bhucho Kalan, on the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway, connected Friday night.