Melbourne maths teacher Sunil Sharma, 66, disappears in India’s Punjab province after travelling from Australia on 22 May. Reports say Sharma went to Amritsar to prepare a property for sale and had not been seen or heard from since then. Indian police allege Sharma was drugged, assaulted and killed by his brother, with multiple outlets citing that the alleged killing is linked to a property dispute. Several reports state police arrested four people, including Sharma’s brother, as part of the investigation, and that his body was later found in or near a canal in the Amritsar area.
While accounts differ in detail, they generally describe the same allegations: Sharma’s brother is accused of murdering him and dumping his body. Some reports also include claims of physical assault, including being bashed with a baseball bat. Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Sharma’s disappearance, death and the reasons for the alleged dispute. The allegations have not been established in court as presented in the reports.
