Dos Palos, CA…5:30 PM October 5th, Deputies were dispatched to the area of Indiana Road and Hutchins Road in the Dos Palos Area for the report of a deceased person. Upon arrival deputies located the bodies of Aroohi Dheri, Jasleen Kaur, Jasdeep Singh, and Amandeep Singh among the rows of an almond orchard. All four victims were kidnapped by Jesus Salgado from their business in the 800 Block of South Highway 59 on October 3rd.

Our focus now has turned to the prosecution of this horrific crime. With the assistance of the California Department of Justice Investigators have been processing the scene since last night. We are not releasing any details about the crime scene or speculation on any motive or cause of death as this is an ongoing investigation. As soon as we are able to give more details we will. Again, our focus has now turned to the prosecution of this case.

The suspect, in this case, Jesus Salgado is still being medically treated and investigators are still interviewing him.

Our thoughts are with the family in their time of grief and we ask that everyone respect their privacy.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Merced County Sheriff’s Office at (209)385-7547.

Source = MCSO