Kidnapped California Sikh family, including 8-month-old baby, found dead

All four Sikh family members including an eightmonthold baby girl who were kidnapped in the US state of California earlier this week have been found dead in an orchard authorities said on WednesdayThe family originally from Harsi Pind in Hoshiarpur Punjab was kidnapped from their newlyopened trucking business in Merced County California on MondayMerced County Sheriff Vern Warnke said the bodies of 36yearold Jasdeep Singh 27yearold Jasleen Kaur their eightmonthold child Aroohi Dheri and the babys uncle 39yearold Amandeep Singh were found on Wednesday evening in an orchard near Indiana Road amp Hutchinson RoadOur worst fears have been confirmed he saidWarnke said that a farm worker near the orchard found the bodies and immediately contacted authorities All of the bodies were found close togetherAlso Read 8monthold baby among fourmember Indianorigin family kidnapped in USThere are no words to describe the anger I feel Warnke said during a press conference Wednesday eveningTheres a special place in hell for this guy he said about Jesus Manuel Salgado the suspect who attempted to kill himselfIts horribly horribly senseless he saidFamily members said nothing was stolen from the trucking company but that their relatives were all wearing jewelleryWarnke had said that after the kidnappings an ATM card belonging to one of the victims was used in Atwater about 14 kilometers north of MercedWarnke said the kidnapper made no ransom demands in what he believes was a financially motivated crimeEarlier in the day the Merced County Sheriffs Office released a chilling new video showing the moment the family was kidnappedJasdeep and Amandeep Singh came out of the business with their hands ziptied together Moments later the video shows the kidnapper leading Jasleen and her 8monthold baby Aroohi out of the building into a truckSalgado 48 the person of interest was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and remains in the hospital in critical condition after he tried to kill himselfThe sheriffs office said his own family contacted authorities reporting that Salgado had admitted to them he was involved with the kidnapping of the familyAccording to the Merced County Sheriffs Office the investigation began on Monday at 1139 am when the California Highway Patrol responded to a 2020 Dodge Ram that was on fire and asked the Merced Police Department to help track down the vehicles ownerRoughly an hour later at 1235 pm Merced police officers arrived at the truck owners address and met with a family member there Officers tried to contact the couple and the childs uncle but they were not able to reach themDuring the primary investigation Detectives determined that the individuals were kidnapped the sheriffs office stated on TuesdayThe kidnapping involved a gun and restraints according to Deputy Alexandra Britton public information officer for the sheriffs officeIn an initial statement about the case Monday the sheriffs office said it believed the family was taken against their will from a business in the 800 block of South Highway 59 in Merced which sits between Modesto and Fresno in central CaliforniaWe have no motivation behind it We just know they are gone Warnke saidInvestigators have not found a link between Salgado and the family to show they knew each other before the kidnappingFamily members told KXTVTV that the office for Unison Trucking Inc the familys business had only opened about a week earlierThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever