Manjit Thind, a cameraman, has been arrested in
the Geet Brar murder case. Geet’s body was recovered from Rajpura on
Wednesday.
She was a makeup artist in Punjabi film industry.
The cameraman was her friend and had picked her up on Tuesday evening
and murdered her in Rajpura by firing three shots at her from close
range.
He reportedly owed Geet Rs 26 lakh and shot her dead when she demanded her money back.
The body of the 32-year-old artist was found dumped near Rajpura with bullet injury marks in the head and neck.
The deceased, who hailed from Moga, was based in Chandigarh. Patiala SP (Investigation) Harvinder Virk had said: “Three shots were fired at her from close range, probably with a revolver.”
Sources had said that Geet, who lived in a
rented accommodation, had left with an unidentified man on Tuesday at 5
pm. Her mobile was switched off after 5.30 pm.
The police had questioned two of her women friends and hadn’t ruled out contract killing. The social media account of the deceased shows her applying makeup to top Punjabi film stars and models. Actor Binnu Dhillon said: “She was a dedicated artist and was always cheerful.”
