Police: Husband killed wife, self

Couple had years-long history of calls for domestic problems

A husband and wife with a history of calls for domestic problems were found dead in their home — the result of a murder-suicide, Bethlehem police said Wednesday.

Husband Bhupinder S. Saran killed his wife, Sarbjit K. Saran, at their 56 Chesterwood Drive home in Selkirk, then killed himself, said town police, who were assisted by State Police. Both were 58.

Bethlehem Commander Adam Hornick on Wednesday afternoon did not specify the manner of death of either of the spouses, other than to say it did not involve a firearm. The couple have two adult children who live out of state, Hornick said.

At about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bethlehem police received a call from family members asking them to check on the welfare of the couple. When police arrived, they entered the home and found Bhupinder on the first floor and Sarbjit on the second floor, according to a police statement.

Hornick said police visited the home six times between 2016 and 2019 for domesticrelated incidents.

There was a current “refrainfrom order of protection” against Bhupinder issued by Albany County Family Court. This order prevented him from having any illegal contact with his wife, however, it did allow for them to have contact with each other, including living together, Hornick said.

There was no one else was in the house, police said.

There had been no calls to their department involving the couple within the last 12 months.

“It is unfortunate we have a victim of domestic violence,” Hornick said at the press conference. “We remind people of the services out there for incidents like this… The support is out there. Acts of domestic violence will not be tolerated.”

The investigation included developing a timeline of when the victims last had contact with anyone, autopsy results from Wednesday and neighborhood interviews.

“Additionally we would like to extend our appreciation to the residents in the neigh

borhood for their forthcoming information and the assistance they provided during this

around-the-clock investigation,” police said in a news release.

Will Waldron / Albany Times Union Two people were found dead at 56 Chesterwood Drive on Wednesday morning. Bethlehem police said the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide and are working with state police to investigate.