CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of Instagram influencer Kamal Kaur was found inside a locked car near Adesh Medical University in Bathinda on Wednesday night.Who is Kamal Kaur?Kaur, whose real name was Kanchan Kumari and known by her social media name Kamal Kaur Bhabhi, had over 3.83 lakh followers on Instagram. She regularly posted reels, some of which had drawn criticism for being explicit.The 25-year-old from Ludhiana was at the centre of several online controversies and had reportedly received threats related to her content.She lived with her mother, two brothers, and two sisters. Her family reportedly last saw her the day she left for Bathinda.‘Body found in car’Her body was found inside a car registered in Ludhiana district, which had been parked at the medical university for hours. Locals alerted police after noticing a foul smell from the vehicle.Senior Superintendent of Police (Bathinda) Amneet Kondal said the case is being treated as a murder. “Prima facie there seems something fishy, and an FIR under murder charges is being registered,” she said. A forensic team has been called in to assist with the probe.Kaur had left her Ludhiana home on the morning of June 10. According to police, her mobile phone was active until the night of the same day. Investigators suspect she may have been killed elsewhere and her body later dumped in the parked car.While the motive remains unclear, police say they are not ruling out a link to the threats she had received online over the past few months.
