Missing Melbourne teacher allegedly drugged and murdered by brother in India

An Australian teacher who went missing in India for two weeks was allegedly murdered by his brother over a property dispute, police say. Melbourne maths teacher Sunil Sharma disappeared on 22 May after he travelled to Amritsar, in India’s north-western Punjab province. Local police said on Sunday morning (AEST) that investigations into the disappearance suggested Sharma was allegedly murdered over a property he owned. Four people have been arrested as part of the investigation, Amritsar local police said. Indian police allege Sharma’s brother, Satish Sharma, spiked his drink with sleeping pills before delivering fatal blows to his head with a baseball bat. Sharma’s body was allegedly dumped in a canal, with police continuing to search for his remains. His daughter, Surbhi Sharma, said police statements alleged her uncle and his associates had created a fake power of attorney and sold properties owned by her father and her aunty. In a statement, Surbhi said her father was a good man. Sharma remembered her father as an intelligent, strong, and funny person who was also “loving and sensitive”. “He had a heart of gold and he gave everything to the people he loved,” she said. “He was always there for us, sometimes even a little too much, but I would not change a single moment of that.” The president of the Punjabi Club of Victoria said the community was deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic alleged murder of Sharma during his visit to India. …