Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 10/02/2007
- Missing From:
- Missing From Fort Myers, Florida
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Asian
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 07/05/1973 (51)
- Age:
- Age 34 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’2, 135 pounds
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- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Asian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Rupinder was born in Amritsar, a city in the state of Punjab in northern India. She has a surgical scar on her abdomen, and her ears are pierced.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Rupinder, a registered nurse, vanished from Fort Myers, Florida on October 2, 2007. Her coworker reported her missing two weeks later. She left behind belongings, missed a doctor’s appointment, and all contact ceased. This was unusual; she loved her job and her son, a young child with special needs.
Rupinder had an arranged marriage to Kultar in 2006, immigrating to the US that same year. Their relationship was reportedly unhappy, and Kultar had a history of violence. He’d been arrested for domestic battery five months before Rupinder disappeared, choking her and threatening her with a knife. Though a restraining order was issued, they reconciled.
Shortly after Rupinder vanished, Kultar took their son back to India, bringing some of Rupinder’s possessions. He later returned to the US and gave up their son, who was eventually adopted. Kultar claimed Rupinder had affairs and ran off, suggesting various locations for her whereabouts. However, her family and investigators found no evidence of this.
In 2015, Kultar was arrested for aggravated assault and subsequently charged with Rupinder’s murder. He confessed to killing her to multiple people, offering different versions of events. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Police believe Kultar is responsible for Rupinder’s death.
- Agency:
- Fort Myers Police Department 941-334-4155
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This person was missing Missing Since 10/02/2007