Man accused of killing Sikh baby, mother and father in US robbed one other household 17 years in the past

Jesus Salgado has been arrested for kidnapping and killing a Sikh household, together with 36-year outdated Jasdeep Singh, his spouse Jasleen Kaur (27), Amandeep Singh (39) and an eight-month-old lady, Aroohi Dheri.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 9, 2022 17:57 IST

The our bodies of the 4 victims had been present in a distant space close to the city of Dos Palos in California on Wednesday. (Pic: Merced County Sheriff’s Office)

By India Today Web Desk: The man, accused of kidnapping after which killing 4 members of a Sikh household within the United States earlier this week, was additionally arrested 17 years in the past for robbing a household he then used to work for. According to experiences, the accused, recognized as Jesus Salgado, robbed the household at gun level and even terrorised them.

As per California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Salgado was sentenced for 17 years in 2007 and was launched in 2015 and discharged from parole three years later.

Recently, Salgado was arrested for kidnapping and killing a Sikh household, together with 36-year outdated Jasdeep Singh, his spouse Jasleen Kaur (27), Amandeep Singh (39) and an eight-month-old lady, Aroohi Dheri. The household hailed from Punjab’s Hosiarpur.

The household owned a truck enterprise in California. The our bodies of the 4 victims had been present in a distant space close to the city of Dos Palos in California on Wednesday.

Merced County Sheriff Warnke knowledgeable that the relations had been killed inside an hour after being kidnapped on Monday.

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Salgado used to work for a household who additionally owned a truck enterprise, in 2004, however was sacked after the members suspected him of stealing cash. Speaking to Los Angeles Times, Kathy and her daughter Katrina stated that once they first noticed surveillance pictures of Salgado within the latest case, they didn’t instantly recognise him.

They, nonetheless, observed the strategies within the two crimes had been eerily related, i.e., terrorising a household on their property at gunpoint and forcing them to observe orders underneath the specter of demise.

Merced County prosecutors knowledgeable that Salgado was convicted in early 2007 of dwelling invasion theft with a gun, tried false imprisonment and witness intimidation.