When police were searching for his missing wife, Gurinder Gill allegedly told them Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested her when she went out to bring in the mail at their home in Sacramento, California.
Days earlier, however, authorities in neighboring El Dorado County found burned and buried remains that were later identified as hers.
Now Gill, 28, is charged with the murder of his 30-year-old wife, Jasmine Gill, an India-born nurse and mother of their 8-month-old child.
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They were going through a divorce and child custody dispute when she vanished, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
She had last been seen on Sept. 30. Her cousin reported her missing on Oct. 4.
“As the investigation progressed, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office detectives identified several inconsistencies in Gurinder’s statements about his wife’s disappearance,” Sgt. Edward Igoe, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, said in a statement.
After Sacramento detectives contacted Gurinder Gill, they attempted to vet his claim with ICE.
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“Detectives contacted ICE, which confirmed that no enforcement activity had occurred at the residence,” Igoe said.
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On Oct. 1, investigators found burned and buried remains about 70 miles away from the couple’s Sacramento residence.
According to the Sacramento County sheriff, the remains in El Dorado were confirmed to belong to Jasmine Gill.
Deputies arrested her husband on Oct. 14 and executed search warrants at two homes he is associated with. He is ineligible for bail.
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According to a GoFundMe campaign set up for Jasmine Gill’s family, she was born in India, where her mother still lives. Jasmine Gill became a registered nurse to follow in her mom’s footsteps and had an 8-month-old.
Supporters have so far raised more than $21,000 in an effort to return her remains to her mother and to help raise her son.
“She was fighting for a better future for herself and her baby,” the campaign reads. “She was seeking a divorce. She was trying to find the freedom, safety, and fresh start they both deserved. Tragically, before she could build that future, Jasmine was murdered, leaving behind the very child she was fighting so hard to protect.”
