Police have described the suspect as being armed and dangerous
California: Police officials are continuing with the search for an Indian-origin family, that was abducted from California on Monday, October 3, one missing victim’s truck was found on fire in a rural area outside the Merced County.
Earlier in a statement, Merced County Sheriff’s Office said that 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi Dheri along with 39-year-old Amandeep Singh were taken, reported Fox News.
According to the news outlet, California fire officials discovered Amandeep Singh’s truck ablaze in a rural area outside Merced on Monday.
On Monday, Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke said there is evidence leading investigators to believe that the suspected kidnapper attempted to destroy evidence.
Fox News reported that authorities released a photo of a potential suspect wearing a grey sweatshirt with black sleeves and a black hood, a blue surgical mask, dark-coloured pants and dark-coloured shoes and socks.
Police have described the suspect as being armed and dangerous. The site of the alleged abduction is a roadway lined with retailers and restaurants.
Sikh family from Harsi village in Hoshiarpur
The news of the kidnapping of an Indian-origin family of four, including an eight-month-old child, in the US state of California, has left their relatives back home here in Hoshiarpur in a state of shock.
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 critical condition, authorities in the US said. The victims are still missing though.
Jasdeep’s parents Dr Randhir Singh and Kirpal Kaur are natives of Harsi Pind village in Tanda block of Hoshiarpur.
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 on Tuesday evening, and is preparing to leave for the US Tuesday night, his neighbour said.
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 further claimed that Union minister and Hoshiarpur MP Som Parkash had also telephoned Randhir Singh and assured him of full support from the central government.
Tanda Deputy Superintendent of Police Kulwant Singh said he had also visited the house of Randhir Singh and assured full support to him.
According to a news release, detectives received information Tuesday, October 4, that one of the victim’s bank cards was used at an ATM in Atwater in Merced County.
“Investigators obtained the surveillance photo of a subject making a bank transaction where the person is similar in appearance to the surveillance photo from the original kidnapping scene,” the Merced County Sheriff’s Office statement said.
Before law enforcement involvement, the suspect identified as Jesus Manuel Salgado “attempted to take his own life,” and is currently in “custody, receiving medical attention and in critical condition.”
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