Ex-boyfriend charged with 2nd-degree murder in homicide of Kiran Dhesi

Two year's after the young Surrey student was killed, a man has been arrested. As @AMacOnAir reports, 21-year-old Harjot Singh Deo faces one count of 2nd-degree murder.

SURREY (NEWS 1130) – A 21-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the homicide of Surrey student Kiran Dhesi.

The body of the 19-year-old was found inside a burned out SUV along 24th Avenue near 188 Street in August 2017. She was last seen leaving her family’s home the night before.

Harjot Singh Deo made his first court appearance this past Saturday in connection to the death of Kiran Dhesi. Homicide Investigators say Deo was arrested at Vancouver International Airport on May 10 after returning from a trip.

RELATED: Family of Surrey woman Kiran Dhesi pleads for justice in unsolved murder

Police say Dhesi and Deo were dating at the time of her death.

“They were in a romantic relationship,” added RCMP Supt. Donna Richardson, noting is unknown how long they had been dating for.

Richardson said the case is now before the courts, but added the investigation is not over.

“We have individuals that we believe have intimate knowledge as to what happened,” added Richardson. “So we are looking for other individuals to come forward.”

Deo’s case has been put over to May 27.

Dhesi had received a successful kidney transplant six months before her death.

Her family had appealed to the public to share any information with IHIT so they could solve her murder.

-With files from Martin MacMahon and Hana Mae Nassar

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