Indian-origin man charged with wife’s murder after claiming ICE agents took her

A 28-year-old man of Indian origin has been accused of killing his wife in California after he reportedly claimed that US immigration authorities had raided their home to pick her up, officials said.

Gurinder Singh Gill was taken into custody on Oct. 14 following the discovery of his 30-year-old wife, Jasmine Gill’s, charred body in El Dorado County, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.

Jasmine was reported missing by her cousin Oct. 4. Where she was last seen. She was reported to have gone missing from her Sacramento home on Sept. 30.

According to the police report, Gill told detectives that his wife was stopped by ICE agents while she was retrieving the mail from their mailbox. Detectives spoke with ICE and they had not been on that address.

“As the case developed, investigators from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office uncovered inconsistencies with Gurinder’s account of his wife’s disappearance,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

Investigators further found the couple were in the midst of divorce and a child custody battle.

The remains were discovered on Oct. 1 and were later confirmed to be Jasmine’s, according to police. Gill has been at Sacramento County Main Jail since his arrest and is being held without bail.

Jasmine, registered nurse, mother of eight month old baby boy. Her family has created a fundraising page to help take her home to India and raise money for her son.

Investigators have not confirmed publicly the circumstances of her death.