India, Sept. 18 -- Several shocking revelations have come to the fore in the murder of a 71-year-old NRI woman who had travelled to India with hopes of getting married.

The woman, identified as Rupinder Kaur, was allegedly murdered by Sukjit Singh, a hitman whom her 75-year-old fiance, Charanjit Singh Grewal, had hired. After the murder, the accused attempted to burn Kaur's body over several days and dumped her remains in a drain on the outskirts of Ludhiana.

Rupinder Kaur had arrived in India in early July and was staying with Sukhjit Singh, a typist at the Ludhiana District Court. Charanjit had requested Sukhjit to help Rupinder with her property dispute case.

Kaur was allegedly murdered on July 12, and days later, Sukhjit filed a co...