Ludhiana, Sept. 18 -- A day after the two-month-old mysterious disappearance case of a 69-year-old US-based NRI woman was unearthed with the arrest of a Kila Raipur resident for her murder, the Ludhiana police on Wednesday said it recovered her skeletal remains from a drain near Ghungrana village. The victim's badly damaged iPhone, believed to be discarded to destroy evidence, was also seized, officials said.

According to the police, accused Sukhjeet Singh, who works as a typist in the courts' complex, confessed to murdering Rupinder Kaur Pandher after being hired by her 67-year-old UK-based fiance Charanjit Singh Grewal.

Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Rupinder Singh confirmed that Sukhjeet had been contracted by Charanjit Singh Gr...