Overview
- Amritpal Singh Mehron, arrested at Delhi’s airport early Friday, was flown to Punjab and remanded to five days of police custody by a Bathinda court.
- Punjab Police said OFTEC, its overseas tracking unit, worked with central agencies to trace him in the Middle East, secure his January detention in Sharjah, and take custody after deportation.
- Kanchan Kumari, known as Kamal Kaur Bhabhi, was abducted and strangled in June 2025, and her body was found in a car at Bathinda’s Adesh Hospital parking area.
- Two arrested associates told police they targeted her over what they called immoral online content, and a video circulating after the killing purportedly showed Mehron endorsing the act and warning other creators.
- A court had declared Mehron a proclaimed offender and police pursued Interpol steps, and his return now advances a case that has raised safety fears among women creators and renewed scrutiny of vigilante groups.