A Sacramento man who allegedly told investigators that federal immigration agents had taken his missing wife while she was checking the mail has been arrested and charged with her murder, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
Source: KTLA via Louisiana First News
Jasmine Gill, 30, a registered nurse and mother of an 8-month-old boy, was last seen at her Sacramento residence on September 30 and was reported missing by a family member on October 4, the sheriff's office said. Her husband, Gurinder Gill, 28, allegedly claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had taken her into custody at the residence.
Detectives contacted ICE, which confirmed that no enforcement activity had occurred at the residence, the sheriff's office said. Investigators said they then identified several inconsistencies in Gurinder Gill's statements about his wife's disappearance.
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Remains found in El Dorado County
Burned human remains discovered on October 1 in neighbouring El Dorado County were later confirmed to be those of Jasmine Gill, authorities said. Detectives also learned the couple were involved in ongoing divorce proceedings and a child custody dispute.
Homicide detectives obtained an arrest warrant, arrested Gurinder Gill on October 14 and executed search warrants at two residences associated with him, the sheriff's office said. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on a murder charge and is being held without bail.
Gurinder Gill is charged with murder. A charge is an allegation that prosecutors must prove in court; he has not been convicted. Reporting in this story is based on the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office account as reported by KTLA and other outlets.
Family members described Jasmine Gill in a fundraising appeal as a devoted daughter and sister who was seeking a divorce to build a safer future for herself and her baby, KTLA reported. For Punjabi and other diaspora families in the Sacramento area, the case has drawn attention in part because the false ICE claim was made at a time of heightened fear around immigration enforcement — a claim detectives say they checked directly with the agency and found to be false.