Family and friends mourn Sikh family murdered in California
HUNDREDS of people attended the funeral services for four members of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including a baby girl, who were kidnapped and killed by a man earlier this month in California.
The Sikh family of four, eightmonth-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur,
her 36-year-old father Jasdeep
Singh, and her 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh were kidnapped at gunpoint on October 3 and killed allegedly by Jesus Salgado, a disgruntled former employee of their trucking company on October 5.
The funeral services for the Sikh family members were held in Turlock, a city in California, last Saturday (15).
“We are just here to show the family there now, they’re not in this alone,” said Mani Grewal, Stanislaus County Supervisor.
“Our community is way better than the acts of these two individuals that have done heinous crimes,” KTLA-TV quoted Grewal as saying.
Friends of the victims said it will take a long time for the family and community to heal. “I don’t know how the family is going to come out of this tragedy. It’s going to be very difficult. We are here to support the family,” said Sanjeev Tewari, a friend of the family.
Last Saturday’s memorial at Allen Mortuary was for family only, but community members were welcome to show their support outside the service, the report said. The funeral was done according to the Sikh tradition.
Salgado entered a not guilty plea in court last Thursday (13), Merced County Chief Deputy District Attorney Matthew Serratto said.
He will be back in court next month. His brother, Alberto, is charged as an accessory.