An Indian man locked in a South Australian jail has been accused of plotting the murder of a former friend by offering $20,000 for the job to a prisoner, police alleged.
32-year-old Kashminder Pal Singh has been charged with soliciting the murder of a former friend whom he wanted “out of the way for good” to allegedly end a love triangle, the court was told in April.
The court heard Singh’s alleged victim was married to a woman who had an affair with Singh before leaving her husband and marrying Singh, reported. The woman who wasn’t named for legal reasons has since left Singh.
The prosecutor alleged that Singh approached a fellow prisoner to get the job done, offering him $15,000- 20,000. The prisoner, however, later tipped off authorities about the alleged plot.
The court heard the man whom Singh allegedly plotted to get killed was living in fear.
The plot was revealed when Singh appeared in the Court for a bail hearing in April. The police opposed his bail saying he posed a serious threat to the life of his alleged targets.
Court documents showed the plot was hatched between March 20 and April 6- the day he was arrested at the Adelaide Remand Centre where he was approved for release on home detention bail on charges of domestic abuse.
South Australia police confirmed to SBS Punjabi that on 6 April this year, a 32-year-old man from Adelaide, was charged with soliciting, persuade or propose to murder and was remanded in custody.
The matter was mentioned before Adelaide Magistrate Court on August 30 and was adjourned until October 4 when he will appear in the Court.
