Migrant from Jalandhar shot in US, two held
Saturday, 09/11/2013
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131109/punjab.htm#4
Sacramento (California) : Two youths were arrested today for shooting Amritpal Singh Sandhu, 21, of Modesto near Downtown Turlock, 50 miles from Sacramento, on November 6 after a car chase.
Pardeep Singh, 21, and Kultar Singh Dhatt, 22, both of Turlock, were arrested for the crime that occurred on November 6.
They also face the charges of assault with a firearm, and shooting at an inhabited dwelling/occupied car.
The arrests follow an investigation conducted by the Ceres police department. Both men are currently in the Stanislaus County Jail.
The accused Kultar Singh and (right) Pardeep Singh
The shooting began at roughly 1.25 am on Highway 99 near Taylor Road. Sandhu called 9-1-1 to report that unknown men were shooting at him from a dark-coloured sedan.
Shortly thereafter, the Turlock police received 9-1-1 calls reporting gunfire in the area of East Main Street and Lyons Avenue.
Bullet casings were found at Pioneer Avenue, indicating that the fatal shooting could have occurred there. Sandhu was found dead in his car, a white Infiniti Sedan, a few blocks away. The car had jumped the curb in front of a church.
Sandhu’s family had moved from Jalandhar to Modesto (California) four years ago. The victim was working as a delivery driver for a beverage company. His family said he received a phone call and he left home thereafter.
They did not know who the caller was.
Based on his Facebook account, Sandhu was born in Jalandhar. He was a sympathiser of “Khalistan,” a secessionist movement.
Most of his posts are related to the 1984 Sikh riots in India after the assassination of then PM Indira Gandhi.
Amritpal Sandhu, 21, (in pic) and his family migrated to the US 4 years ago
Sandhu was working as a delivery driver for a beverage company
His family said he left home after a phone call on the fateful day
Sandhu, who was born in Jalandhar, was a sympathiser of the “Khalistan” secessionist movement
Most of his posts on Facebook are about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots after the assassination of Indira Gandhi
