National police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk has arrived on the southern island of Phuket as investigating officers step up the hunt for those behind the murder of an Indian national on Friday night. The man, named by various sources as Jimi Singh Sandhu, was shot lifeless outside his Rawai villa in the south of the island. According to a Bangkok Post report, the police believe the gunmen are still on the island and are checking safety camera footage in a bid to search out them.
The lifeless man entered Thailand on January 27 by way of private jet, carrying a passport in the title of Mandeep Singh. However, No obligation from Canada point out he’s gangster Jimi Sandhu, who emigrated to Canada from India as a toddler and has since been deported as a result of legal activity.
Officers investigating his murder imagine it’s the result of a feud between rival gangs, adding that they’re in search of 2 suspects, believed to be international nationals. The sufferer is believed to belong to an Indian criminal gang operating in Canada and concerned in medicine and human trafficking. It’s understood he was additionally wished by the Indian authorities on charges of drug trafficking.
According to the police, Singh would spend round 15 days a month on the villa and paid one hundred,000 baht lease. He was often seen driving to and from the property several times a day and was said to have been incessantly visited by 2 overseas women. A search of the property uncovered designer brand handbags thought to be value lots of of tens of millions of baht, three Apple phones, and a rented MG car.
The police say they’ve additionally discovered a number of footprints in an empty property near the rented villa. In addition, the suspects had been captured on security cameras after the attack. Deputy police spokesman Kritsana Pattanacharoen told the Bangkok Post that the Thai authorities are working closely with their Canadian counterparts on the investigation..