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Punjabi singer Inder Kaur body found in Ludhiana canal

Published 19 May 2026

The body of Punjabi singer Inder Kaur, also known as Yashinder Kaur, was recovered from a canal in Ludhiana on Tuesday, six days after she was reported missing. Police have launched a murder investigation following allegations from her family that she was abducted at gunpoint by a man based in Canada.

The 29-year-old singer, a resident of Ludhiana's Jamalpur area, was last seen on the evening of May 13 when she left her home in a Ford Figo car to buy groceries and did not return. Her family reported her missing, and her car was located in the Neelon Canal on Sunday. Her body was recovered from the waterway the following day near Kuba village. Police officials stated that bloodstains were found inside the vehicle, suggesting she may have been killed there before being dumped. The body was sent to Samrala Civil Hospital for a postmortem examination.

The singer's brother, Jotinder Singh, filed a police complaint alleging that a man named Sukhwinder Singh, also known as Sukha, was responsible for the abduction and murder. The family stated that Sukhwinder Singh, who lives in Canada, had been pressuring Kaur to marry him despite being already married with children. They said Kaur had...

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