California nurse's husband claimed ICE took her — now he's charged with murder

When police were searching for his missing wife , Gurinder Gill allegedly told them Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested her when she went out to bring in the mail at their home in Sacramento, California.

Days earlier, however, authorities in neighboring El Dorado County found burned and buried remains that were later identified as hers.

Now Gill, 28, is charged with the murder of his 30-year-old wife Jasmine Gill, an India-born nurse and the mother of their 8-month-old child.

ALABAMA MOTHER SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR HIRING HITMAN TO KILL HER CHILD'S FATHER OVER CUSTODY DISPUTE They were going through a divorce and child custody dispute when she vanished, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

She had last been seen on Sept.

30.

Her cousin reported her missing on Oct.

4.

MAN WHOSE WIFE VANISHED YEARS AGO NOW CUFFED IN SEPARATE COLD CASE – AUTHORITIES SAY HIS PAST WAS DEADLY "As the investigation progressed, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office detectives identified several inconsistencies in Gurinder’s statements about his wife’s disappearance," Sgt.

Edward Igoe, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said in a statement.

After Sacramento detectives contacted Gurinder Gill, they attempted to vet his claim with ICE.

ICE LODGES DETAINER FOR ILLEGAL MIGRANT CHARGED WITH STRANGLING WIFE AND DUMPING BODY NEAR OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "Detectives contacted ICE, which confirmed that no enforcement activity had occurred at the residence," Igoe said.

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1, investigators found burned and buried remains about 70 miles away from the couple's Sacramento residence.