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In shock, Balachaur woman’s family awaits post-mortem report from New Zealand
Gurpreet’s mother and two elder brothers live in Balachaur, while her father works in a construction firm in Dubai.
Family members of Gurpreet Kaur, 26, in Balachaur town of Punjab’s Nawanshahr district are in a state of shock ever since they were told about her being found dead under mysterious circumstances at her workplace in Manurewa, South Auckland, on May 10. Gurpreet worked at a private IT company.
Gurpreet’s mother and two elder brothers live in Balachaur, while her father works in a construction firm in Dubai. The family is awaiting the post-mortem report.
Her father, Balbir Singh, is returning home on Sunday after which the family will take a call on where to perform the last rites.
According to sources, Gurpreet’s employer found her dead at the workplace with injury marks on her neck at 5 pm on May 10. Police were called to the scene, and the body was sent for post-mortem. The case has been referred to the coroner.
WENT TO AUCKLAND TWO YEARS AGO ON STUDY VISA
Gurpreet had gone to New Zealand two years ago on a student visa and completed her diploma from an Industrial Training Institute in Auckland and lived with her husband Satwinder Singh, who works in an electrical firm, and mother-in-law.
She was married in 2014, and her husband joined her in New Zealand only six months ago.
“Her husband and mother-in-law are in a state of shock and unable to talk to anyone,” Daljeet Singh from NZ Sikh Society said.
