AUS-ARREST 2 LAST

There was friction because one of the group, the
contractor, is thought to have owed a handful of pickers,
including Singh, ASD 9,000.
Police have not revealed the cause of his death.
Singh's aunt Sarita Sarita said her nephew was a gentle,
friendly man. He left behind a wife, Kanchan, who was studying
cookery in Melbourne.
An ABC report quoted police officials as saying that
Department of Immigration officials took part in Thursday
operation and spoke to several people inside a San Souci home.
Detectives allege the arrested couple knew Singh well
and worked with him on farms in the region.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said a racial motive
for the killing has been ruled out.
"We will allege that the persons taken into custody
this morning and the victim Singh were well known to each
other," he said, adding "We will allege that while Singh was a
resident of Wagga, he and the people taken into custody worked
there as seasonal workers, picking fruit."
Police said they expect to charge the couple with murder
and indicated that another arrest was possible.
They want to speak to the driver of a red ford falcon
which was seen at a car wash in Griffith at 3 a.m. on December
29. PTI