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4 more held for killing Indian in New Zealand

Four more persons, including three teenagers, were arrested and remanded to custody till August 6...

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Four more persons, including three teenagers, were arrested and remanded to custody till August 6, on Friday in connection with the cold-blooded murder of a young Indian store owner in the New Zealand capital.

Till now seven persons, including two brothers have been arrested for the weekend killing of Navtej Singh, 30, from Punjab, who was fatally shot at the liquor store which he had set up just three months ago in South Auckland.

Jason Naseri and Myron Robert Felise, both 19-year-olds, were on Friday charged with the murder. The two along with another teenager, whose name is suppressed until next week on the grounds of an ailing grandparent, and Eti Filoa, 23, also face aggravated robbery and weapons charges.

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No plea was entered and Judge Andree Wiltens remanded them to custody until August six, Fairfax Media reported.

In the same court yesterday, Anitelea Chan Kee, a 20-year-old bouncer and Tino Felise, 17, were charged with Singh’s murder while Mefiposeta Chan Kee, 24, was charged as an accessory. They were remanded in custody until August 6.

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