Close X
Sunday, November 24, 2024
ADVT 
International

Indian student buried alive by ex-boyfriend in Aus in 'act of revenge', court hears

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Jul, 2023 10:57 AM
  • Indian student buried alive by ex-boyfriend in Aus in 'act of revenge', court hears

Melbourne, July 6 (IANS) A 21-year-old Indian student in Australia, murdered in 2021, was bound by cable ties and buried alive by her former boyfriend in an "act of revenge", according to the new details emerging on the case.

Jasmeen Kaur was stalked and abducted by Tarikjot Singh, 23, from her workplace in North Plympton in 2021 and driven to Flinders Ranges where she was murdered and buried in a shallow grave.

Tarikjot, who pleaded guilty to murder in February this year, was obsessed with Jasmeen and wanted to marry her, according to the victim’s mother.

According to ABC News, in sentencing submissions in the South Australian supreme court on Wednesday, Prosecutor Carmen Matteo SC said Jasmeen was forced to endure "absolute terror" after she was abducted by Singh from her workplace on March 5, 2021.

The court heard that the nursing student experienced an "uncommon level of cruelty" after she was abducted by Tarikjot, bound with tape and cable ties, and buried alive while blindfolded and conscious.

Outlining the details of Tarikjot's crime, Matteo told the court that he made "superficial" cuts to Jasmeen's throat, but they did not cause her death.

Instead, a post-mortem report showed that Jasmeen died on March 6, 2021.

"(It was) a killing that was committed as an act of vengeance or as an act of revenge."

Hours before the murder, Tarikjot was caught on CCTV buying gloves, cable ties and a shovel from a hardware store.

The court heard he planned the killing because he was unable to get over the breakdown of their relationship.

Martin Anders, representing Tarikjot, said after the relationship breakdown, his reasoning was "gravely impaired" and he had started to experience hallucinations after Jasmeen's death.

But Justice Adam Kimber said Tarikjot "was punishing her (Jasmeen) for having been rejected", and imposed a mandatory life sentence, with a non-parole period to be set next month.

In South Australia, murder carries a mandatory minimum 20-year non-parole period.

MORE International ARTICLES

Trial date set for PIO associates of S.Africa's Gupta brothers

Trial date set for PIO associates of S.Africa's Gupta brothers
The R37.7 million (Rs 17.2 crore) fraud case against two Indian-origin associates of the Gupta brothers has been postponed.  The Estina dairy farm project was reportedly supposed to empower black farmers. But bank statements showed that it was being used to swindle cash, with high-profile government officials. The money was paid into the company's Bank of Baroda account in India.

Trial date set for PIO associates of S.Africa's Gupta brothers

Lawsuit filed against US healthcare companies for firing Sikh paramedic

Lawsuit filed against US healthcare companies for firing Sikh paramedic
The lawsuit has been filed against Colorado-based Global Medical Response (GMR), and companies under it, American Medical Response (AMR) and its subsidiaries, for turning away a qualified paramedic in midst of a global pandemic. In November 2020, AMR dismissed Singh after he requested and was denied personal protective equipment (PPE) that would accommodate his turban and beard.

Lawsuit filed against US healthcare companies for firing Sikh paramedic

Indian-origin couple, infant among four kidnapped in California

Indian-origin couple, infant among four kidnapped in California
Merced County Sheriff's Office on Monday, said in a statement that 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child and relative 39-year-old Amandeep Singh were taken "against their will from a business." They have asked for public's help in locating the four missing persons.

Indian-origin couple, infant among four kidnapped in California

Century-old ledger on Sikh diaspora found in Australia

Century-old ledger on Sikh diaspora found in Australia
In Dongara, some 351 km northwest of Perth, more than a century-old leather-bound book containing entries written in Gurmukhi - the official script of the Punjabi language - has been found. 

Century-old ledger on Sikh diaspora found in Australia

4 PIO teens win top US prize for young heroes

4 PIO teens win top US prize for young heroes
The winners include Karina Samuel, 17, from Florida; Karun Kaushik, 17, from California; Laalitya Acharya, 18, from Ohio; and Sri Nihal Tammana, 13, from New Jersey. Established in 2001 by author T.A.Barron, the Barron Prize is a non-profit organisation annually honouring 25 outstanding young leaders from ages 8 to 18. 

4 PIO teens win top US prize for young heroes

Indian-American Uber Eats delivery person attacked in NY by 'super perp'

Indian-American Uber Eats delivery person attacked in NY by 'super perp'
Bharatbhai Patel was attacked early Tuesday morning when he was on an electric bike to make a delivery, according to The New York Post. The alleged attacker, Sean Cooper, was arrested later Tuesday by police, who called him a "super perp" because he had been arrested 103 times for various alleged crimes, the Post said.

Indian-American Uber Eats delivery person attacked in NY by 'super perp'