Authorities said surveillance footage showed Avtar Singh entering an SUV “against his will” outside his Sikh temple in Tracy, San Joaquin County, on Feb. 17
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- Avtar Singh, a dad of 6-month-old triplets, was found dead near a lake in California on Friday, Feb. 20, after being kidnapped three days prior
- The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said surveillance footage showed the 57-year-old being forced into a white SUV outside his Sikh temple, the Gurdwara Gur Nanak Parkash in Tracy, on Feb. 17
- The sheriff’s office believes Singh was not the intended target of the abduction, per the Los Angeles Times
A father of three has been found dead three days after he was kidnapped from outside his Sikh temple in California.
Avtar Singh, a 57-year-old dad of 6-month-old triplets, was found dead on Friday, Feb. 20, having been reported missing on Feb. 17.
“It is with profound sadness that we confirm the kidnapping victim, Avtar Singh, has been located deceased,” the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said in an update on Facebook on Monday, Feb. 23…