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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 152010" data-attributes="member: 884">Man held in 1999 slaying also wanted in attempted murderVancouver police say they're 'aggressively pursuing charges' in both cases against Ninderjit SinghBy Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun - August 25, 2011Ninderjit Singh, the man arrested in connection with the 1999 murder of 18-yearold Poonam Randhawa, is also wanted in Vancouver for attempted murder in a 1997 shooting, according to new documents filed in a U.S. court. Singh, 33, appeared in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, five days after federal agents arrested him as he was leaving his San Jacinto, Calif. home. He told the judge he would waive extradition, paving the way for his immediate return to Vancouver.He'd been on the lam since Jan. 26, 1999, when Randhawa, a popular honours graduate, was shot as she sat in a car. In the complaint filed in U.S. court based on information supplied by Vancouver detectives, the U.S. Department of Justice said Canadian investigators only became aware after he was arrested that Singh was wanted in Vancouver under an alias for attempted murder. The May 3, 1997 incident involved a dispute with a couple at a movie theatre during which one person was shot in the leg. A c c o r d i n g t o B . C . Provincial Court files, charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and discharging a firearm with intent to wound were laid against Ninderjit Singh Soos in July 2000. In the past, police have said Singh used several aliases, including Ninderjit Soos and Bira Singh. Soos is his stepfather's last name.Vancouver Const. Jana McGuinness said police only became aware of the 1997 case after Singh's arrest because there was no link between the court database and the police department's database. She said investigators have been reassigned to both cases "and will be very aggressively pursuing charges" against anyone who aided Singh in the killing or his flight from justice. The U.S. document also indicates that when federal officers searched Singh's California home, they found four guns, one of which was confirmed stolen. The U.S. complaint, which sets out the grounds for Singh's extradition hearing, said Randhawa "had been dating" Singh but ended the relationship in December 1998 after he assaulted her. Friends said she'd been stalked by him. According to the complaint, a month later, on Jan. 26, 1999, Singh was in a car being driven by Paul Aulakh when he saw Randhawa in another vehicle at the same intersection. Singh told her to get into the car with him. "As Paul Aulakh drove westbound on West 57th Avenue between Cambie Street and Oak Street, Singh pulled out a gun and pointed at Randhawa's head. Singh then shot Randhawa in the head," the court document states. It says Singh dumped Randhawa's body in a lane at West 47th Ave. The document also says Singh told another friend, Raja Bisla, that his aunt had died and he needed money and a ride to Seattle. Bisla gave Singh $200 and drove him and Aulakh to Seattle for a flight to Los Angeles. Aulakh stored his bloody car in a garage and told Salinder Chahal, an associate of Singh, who told him to immediately call police. Later that day, Singh was charged with firstdegree murder and a warrant was issued for his arrest. McGuinness said evidence at the time only supported a case against Singh, but detectives will now re-examine whether others can be charged. <a href="mailto:jefflee@{censored}">jefflee@{censored}</a> twitter.com/sunciviclee © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sunsource: <a href="http://www.{censored}/news/held+1999+slaying+also+wanted+attempted+murder/5304954/story.html" target="_blank">http://www.{censored}/news/held+1999+slaying+also+wanted+attempted+murder/5304954/story.html</a> </blockquote>

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