Overview

• Ludhiana police say partial skeletal remains and a damaged iPhone linked to Seattle-based Rupinder Kaur Pandher were recovered from a drain and sent for forensic testing.
• Court typist Sukhjeet Singh, known as Sonu, is in custody and, according to police, confessed to bludgeoning her on July 12 before burning the body over days and dumping the remains.
• UK-based Charanjit Singh Grewal has been named in the FIR as the alleged mastermind and is absconding, with police seeking his arrest.
• Police cite a financial motive, saying the victim transferred about ₹30–35 lakh and assigned power of attorney in a property case to the local accused.
• The probe intensified after the victim’s sister alerted the US Embassy when her phone went dark, exposing a staged missing-person complaint filed by the confessed killer.