TOI Correspondent from London: Three Indian nationals are beneath investigation in Italy for the homicide of two Indian Sikh males exterior a gurdwara final Friday, which seems to have been triggered by a feud over succession plans for the administration of the gurdwara.Two Indian nationals handed themselves in to the Bergamo Provincial Command of the Carabinieri (army police), accompanied by their lawyer, on the night of April 18, the carabinieri advised TOI.Prosecutor Dr Fabio Magnolo questioned the 2 males, who have been later launched, however stay beneath investigation for complicity within the double murder.They’re Sukhjinder Singh, often called “Kala”, and Yovanpreet Singh Dhillon, in response to the newspaper “Corriere della Sera”.They each reside in Antegnate, the place the principle suspect lives. He has additionally been recognized can be an Indian nationwide, and remains to be at giant, the carabinieri stated.Rajinder Singh (47), from Covo, and Gurmit Singh (48), from Agnadello, each Indian nationals from Punjab and each fathers of three, have been gunned down earlier than the gates of Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Covo, Bergamo, at 11.50pm native time on April 17.Eyewitnesses say that the gunman, who worshipped on the gurdwara, bent down to the touch the bottom earlier than pulling out his pistol and firing round a dozen bullets, first at Rajinder after which at his pal, Gurmit, killing each.The 2 had been discussing plans for the Vaisakhi competition celebration — which was subsequently cancelled — when shot useless.The gunman acquired again right into a BMW and fled, accompanied by one other car with different Indian males in.Rajinder, a farmer who owned a fruit and vegetable store, was a former president of the gurdwara. He had stepped down on the finish of final yr and was in dispute with the rival faction in Antegnate over who ought to run the temple.Rajinder leaves a widow, Pawandeep (40), and three sons aged 17,15 and three. The elder sons stated their father had been threatened with a gun close to the gurdwara final Nov by the identical man who allegedly killed him, and that he had filed a police criticism on the time.Gurmit leaves two sons, aged 25 and 27, and a 26-year-old daughter who lives in India. He labored for a meat-processing firm and had no place within the gurdwara.The autopsies are scheduled for Thursday.
