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Husband held for murder of NRI wife in Amritsar
The victim's family alleged that Dhillon committed the murder out of suspicion regarding her character.
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Rwittika Chakraborty
- Thu, 22, Jan 2026
- 02:45 EST
- 29
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Mandeep Singh Dhillon was arrested by the Punjab Police on Jan. 19 from Ganganagar district in Rajasthan in relation to the murder of his wife, Prabhjot Kaur, a resident of Waraich village in Gurdaspur, who had recently returned from Austria with her husband and their six-month-old son to attend a family function.
The couple was staying at Hotel Fairway, located on Court Road in Amritsar, where Kaur was found dead by the police after they received a call from the staff, notifying them of a lack of movement in their room for an extended period.
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The authorities had to force entry into the room, following which they located the victim's body under a bed.
Police said that Dhillon had escaped from the hotel room after committing the crime, and Kaur was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon that was recovered from his possession.
Kaur's family alleged that Dhillon committed the murder out of suspicion regarding her character.
Following his arrest, Dhillon was produced before a local court, which remanded him to police custody for three days.
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