MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — All four bodies of people who were kidnapped from a business in Merced County earlier this week have been found.
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke says the bodies of 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old son, Aroohi Dheri, and the baby’s uncle, 39-year-old Amandeep Singh , were found Wednesday evening. in an orchard near Indiana Rd. and Hutchinson Rd.
On Monday, family members were kidnapped from a business at the intersection of Dickenson Ferry Road and South Highway 59 in Merced County.
Warnke said a farm worker near the orchard found the bodies and immediately contacted authorities.
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All the bodies were found together.
“There are no words to describe the anger I feel,” Warnke said during a press conference Wednesday evening. “There’s a special place in hell for that guy.”
Early Wednesday, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office released a chilling new video showing the moment the family was kidnapped.
Jasdeep and Amandeep Singh left the business with their hands tied together. Moments later, the video shows the kidnapper leading Jasleen Kaur and her 8-month-old baby, Aroohi Dheri, out of the building and into a truck.
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Jesús Manuel Salgado, the person of interest, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and remains in hospital in critical condition after attempting to kill himself.
The sheriff’s office said his own family contacted authorities to report that Salgado had admitted to them that he was involved in the family’s kidnapping.
Warnke said that while there is no evidence, he believes another suspect may be connected.
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