Mandeep Kaur, 30, from Ludhiana, was reportedly killed in Delta, Canada. Police say her brother-in-law staged a car crash before lighting the car on fire - trying to make it look like an accident. Authorities now accuse Gurjot Singh Khaira, 24, of second-degree murder along with desecrating human remains in connection to her death.
Around 11:20 pm on October 26, 2025, cops from Delta got a call about a crash and a burning vehicle car near Highway 17’s 7000 zone in Delta, BC.
The vehicle was discovered with one person inside identified as 30-year-old Mandeep Kaur. Doctors confirmed she had died on site due to severe burns.
Soon after, cops started investigating something felt off about what happened. So they passed it over to Delta’s Major Crime Crew with assistance from other specialized units., who showed up with help from their road accident team plus a few other expert groups
Police claim Gurjot Singh Khaira, 24, from Delta - Mandeep’s brother-in-law - caused the collision, then torched the car to make it look like a traffic incident. Instead of hiding the crime, his actions raised red flags fast. He now faces serious charges tied to both the crash and the blaze.
Authorities pieced together evidence pointing straight to him. While details remain grim, investigators emphasize that key clues came from burn patterns at the scene.Forensic evidence, especially burn patterns, did not match typical post-crash fires. Hence, experts doubted its accidental nature early on. That suspicion drove deeper digging into who had motive and access.
Khaira was taken into custody on November 6 - charged at first under part 182(b) of Canada’s criminal law, dealing with disrespect toward dead bodies, like mishandling or defiling remains.
After further investigation, Crown Counsel approved a second-degree murder charge under section 235(1) by November 25. Since that day, Khaira’s been held without release, waiting for his next court date in December.
Mandeep Kaur came from Gujjarwal village in Punjab’s Ludhiana area - she’d spent many years in Canada before getting married. She tied the knot with Anmoljit - some call him Anmol Jeet - from Lodhiwal village close to Sidhwan Bet roughly seven or eight months back, on March 7; since then, life shifted to her in-laws’ place in Delta.
According to local reports from Punjab, her brother-in-law Gurjot is also originally from the Lodhiwal/Sidhwan Bet area and both Mandeep and the accused held Canadian permanent residency status.
Mandeep's father, Jagdev Singh, who had been staying in some other part of Canada along with his son, said the family was first informed that Mandeep died in a road mishap and that her death was being treated as a crash fatality.
Two days later, the family received details of the supposed accident, but as arrangements for a quick cremation were made, they grew suspicious.
A family member, locally reported as her brother, Harry, pressed for further inquiry and a police complaint. The authorities then stopped the funeral and deepened their probe, eventually treating the case as one of murder. Charges, investigation, and the road ahead multiple units of Delta Police, including the Major Crime Section, Traffic Section, and other specialized teams, collaborated on the file as early evidence indicated that foul play was more likely involved than a simple road accident. Khaira now faces two serious charges - indignity to human remains (Section 182(b) Criminal Code) and second-degree murder (Section 235(1)) - after Crown Counsel formally approved the upgraded murder charge November 25. While the investigation progressed, Mandeep’s funeral and final prayers were held in November; now her family in Ludhiana says they are focused on following the case in the Canadian courts and are hoping for stringent punishment and justice for their daughter.
