Melbourne teacher’s brother accused of murdering him in India
A Melbourne teacher is being remembered as a loving father with a heart of gold after his life was cut short on a trip to India.
Sunil Sharma’s brother has been charged with murder, about two weeks after he was reported missing.
A Melbourne teacher is being remembered as a loving father with a heart of gold after his life was cut short on a trip to India. Sunil Sharma’s brother has been charged with murder. 9News
The 66-year-old was a maths teacher at Diamond Valley College in Melbourne for 13 years.
He went to India to sell two investment properties so he could retire.
His brother, his brother’s wife and son, and a property dealer were all arrested.
Sunil’s brother is accused of spiking his drink with sleeping pills before killing him with a baseball bat. Police alleged the brother’s wife and son helped him destroy the evidence before the three of them dumped his body in a canal.
The body is yet to be found but police reportedly told Sunil’s family his brother had confessed to the crime.
His brother and his brother’s wife and son as well as a property dealer have been arrested, according to reports. 9News
Sunil’s daughter Surbhi Sharma said her father had a “heart of gold” and gave “everything to the people he loved”.
“He was a victim of an unthinkable act of betrayal by someone who should have protected him,” she said, in a statement.
“ … And a part of me has been lost to a heinous crime that should never have happened.”
His school called him a dedicated and valued member of the community.
The Department of Foreign Affairs declined to comment directly on the case but said it was aware of the death and arrests.
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