Even as the victims remain untraced in the US, a 48-year-old man considered a “person of interest” in the kidnapping of the four-member Sikh family has been taken into custody and is in a critical condition
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Relatives in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur were shocked at the news of the kidnapping of the Indian-origin family in the US. Even as the victims remain untraced in the US, a 48-year-old man considered a “person of interest” in the kidnapping of the four-member Sikh family has been taken into custody and is in a critical condition, authorities in the US said, according to news reports from PTI and IANS.
The family members were identified as eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her 36-year-old father Jasdeep Singh, and her 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh.
Jasdeep’s parents Dr Randhir Singh and Kirpal Kaur are natives of Harsi Pind village in Tanda block of Hoshiarpur.
The people of Harsi Pind and its adjoining villages rushed to the house of Randhir Singh to support the family and prayed for the safe return of the kidnapped persons to their home
Charanjit Singh, a neighbour of Randhir Singh, said Jasdeep’s parents were in a state of shock and not in a position to talk. Randhir Singh and Kirpal Kaur retired from the health and education departments, respectively.
According to Charanjit Singh, Randhir Singh returned to India from abroad on September 29. Upon arrival, he left for a pilgrimage in Uttarakhand. When he reached Rishikesh, he received a call from daughter-in-law Jaspreet Kaur from the US who told him about the incident of kidnapping of her husband Amandeep Singh and other family members.
After learning about the incident, Randhir Singh came back to his village and left for the US, according to his neighbours.
The people of Harsi Pind and its adjoining villages rushed to the house of Randhir Singh to support the family and prayed for the safe return of the kidnapped persons to their home, said Charanjit Singh. He also said the Indian Minister and Hoshiarpur MP Som Parkash had telephoned Randhir Singh and assured him of full support from the central government.
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