Punjab: Amritpal Singh Mehron, the alleged key accused in the murder case of Punjab-based social media influencer Kamal Kaur (Kanchan Kumari)’, fled to the UAE hours after the incident, police said on June 15, 2025.
Amneet Kondal, Bhatinda Senior Superintendent of Police said police had already issued a lookout circular against Mehron, a resident of Moga.
Mehron boarded a UAE-bound flight from Amritsar airport at 9.15 am on June 10. “His travel history through passport records revealed this detail. We will now initiate the process of getting him deported from the UAE,” she said.
The police discovered that Mehron had been plotting Kanchan Kumari’s murder for nearly three months.
Mehron (30) is a self-styled Nihang Sikh radical leader is also accused of issuing threats to at least two other Punjab-based woman social media influencers.
The police’s cyber cell has blocked four Instagram accounts linked to Mehron–@amritpalsinghmehron, amritpalsingh_mehron, @amritpal.singh.mehron, and @kaum.de.rakhe–which now display the message: “These accounts are not available in India due to a legal request to restrict content.”
“Different police teams were already looking for Amritpal by conducting raids. On Saturday, we issued a lookout circular. When we got his passport details and checked his travel records and found that he had fled to the UAE after taking a flight from Amritsar in the evening, just hours after the murder was committed in Bathinda,” Kondal said.
“We will tie-up with other authorities and we will follow due procedure for his deportation. We have informed the authorities that Mehron is wanted in murder case,” she said.
Chilling Sequence of the Murder
Notably, Mehron had visited her home two to three times during this period. On June 7, when he visited, Kamal Kaur wasn’t at home, and on June 8, she refused to accompany him to Bathinda for a car promotion event saying that her mother was unwell. However, on June 9, she agreed to go, as Jaspreet and Nimratjit assured her that her car would also be renovated.
“On the afternoon of June 9, Amritpal travelled with Kanchan in her Hyundai Eon car while Jaspreet and Nimratjit followed from Moga in a Scorpio. After midnight, once the car’s renovation work was completed in Bathinda, Amritpal drove while Kanchan sat in the back seat beside Nimrajit. The two men allegedly slapped her, snatched her phones, and forced her to share passwords. Then, Jaspreet and Nimratjit made her sit in the middle of the back seat while they sat on either side and used a ‘kamar kass’—a cloth belt worn by Nihang Singhs—to strangle her. They pulled it from both sides for 10 to 15 minutes until she died,” said Kondal.
On June 13, two accused – Jaspreet Singh (32) of Moga and Nimratjit Singh (21) from Tarn Taran had been arrested in connection with the murder of Kanchan Kumari, who was found dead in an abandoned car in a parking lot in Bathinda. Further investigations and questioning of the two arrested accused has revealed that two more accused are involved in the murder conspiracy.
The 30-year-old influencer, Kamal Kaur, a Ludhiana resident, was known for her short videos on Instagram, where she had more than 3.83 lakh followers. She also used to run a YouTube channel called ‘Funny Bhabhi TV’, which had 2,36,000 subscribers.
Mehron faces criticism from community
Meanwhile, Nihang leader Harjeet Singh Rasulpur took to social media and criticised Mehron for blackmailing people. “If anyone is feeling threatened by Mehron, they are free to approach me and I will stand by them. It is a shame that Mehron is donning the dress of a Nihang and using it to issue threats and kill. Why is Mehron and his men even watching this kind of content? If somebody wants to show their own character through their social media posts, what is Mehron’s business in it?” said Rasulpur.
Now, Bollywood singer Mika Singh has expressed concern over the brutal murder. Lashing out Mehron, Mika Singh posted a video on social media, in which he can be seen taking a sarcastic dig at Mehron, saying, “An influencer has been murdered. Amazing! What a proud moment. My name is Mika Singh, I belong to a Sikh family, and I am so proud that two Sikhs killed the woman. Very good! Until now, Sikhs were known for helping people, for always being the first ones to stand by those in need, but this is something very different! Congratulations Amritpal Singh Mehron to you and your men.”
He further continued, “Are you so free to see who is dancing, who is wearing short clothes, to go and kill them? If you are so courageous, then there are so many other problems in the world, go and handle those. Is this the only job left in the world for you? To find a woman who wears short clothes and kill her?”
Mika accused Mehron of tarnishing the image of Sikhs across the globe. “The Sikh community is that community that has been feeding people for free in langars since forever. We were the first ones to step out and help during COVID-19 outbreak. There are so many real criminals in Punjab, go and hunt them down. But no, you be busy killing women for no reason, and making the community proud. On one hand, there are people like Bhagat Singh who laid his life for the country, and on the other hand, there are people like you who think it’s a courageous act to kill a woman,” he said.
Autopsy and legal process
Authorities are now awaiting forensic and postmortem reports, including the confirmation of any possible sexual assault. Security has been tightened for at-risk influencers across Punjab and Haryana. The case has reignited debate over digital safety, the unchecked spread of content of any type online, and the need for timely and comprehensive cyber surveillance.
In a shocking statement, Akal Takht Sahib Head Granthi, Giani Malkit Singh, has come out in support of Amritpal Singh Mehron. He stated that the killing of the woman accused of spreading obscenity, allegedly orchestrated by Amritpal Mehron was a right step.
He further claimed that certain individuals hide their true identities to defame other religions by promoting vulgarity, which he described as unacceptable and against the principles of faith.
He further added that such incidents have occurred in the past as well and urged the youth to refrain from listening to obscene and vulgar songs.
However, netizens are crticising him for his statement and calling such a henious crime as as “right step”.
Pakistani Gangster Expresses Support for Mehron
Igniting the matter and supporting the shameful act of Amritpal Singh Mehron, Shahzad Bhatti, a Pakistani gangster from nowhere vowed to support to him “in every possible way”.
“These are worms, who are bringing a bad name to Sikhs and Punjab. I feel it because I too am a Punjabi,“ Bhatti said in a video message on Instagram.“
“If you kill just two or three of them, everything will become fine…In this work whatever you need, just leave a message and my boys will ensure the message reaches me. Wherever you want and whatever you want will be given to you,” he said.
Notably, in March this year, Bhatti claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on social media influencer Rozer Sandhu’s house in Jalandhar. Bhatti claimed he orchestrated the attack as Sandhu made offensive remarks against Islam. Bhatti said five people were engaged in the attack and thanked his associates Zeeshan Akhtar and Khalistani extremist Happy Passia for their support.
Who is Amritpal Singh Mehron?
The extremist Sikh leader, Amritpal Singh Mehron, aged about 30, has a controversial past. He is facing several cases of violence. According to the police, he is the key conspirator in the murder of social media influencer Kamal Kaur (Kanchan Kumari), popularly known as Kamal Kaur Bhabhi.
Mehron leads a self-styled radical organisation called ‘Qaum De Rakhe’. He, along with others, was booked in 2020 for allegedly vandalising some statues of folk dancers at the heritage street near the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Last year, he had also threatened a music producer in Barnala in a similar manner, said the police.
He works as a diesel mechanic and is a resident of Mehron village in the Moga district. He contested the Assembly elections as a Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) candidate from Tarn Taran in 2022. Notably, Simranjit Singh Mann is the president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar). He is also a former Indian Police Service officer. Mann has served three terms as an MP, once from Tarn Taran between 1989 and 1991, and twice from Sangrur between 1999–2004 and since 2022. He is a known Khalistani supporter, and his party is known for its pro-Khalistan stance.
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