{"id":193772,"date":"2026-02-25T22:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/193772\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T22:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:48:12","slug":"bakersfield-man-convicted-of-honor-killing-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/193772\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield man convicted of \u2018honor killing\u2019 has died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A Bakersfield man who was serving a life sentence in prison for killing his daughter-in-law in a self-described \u201chonor killing\u201d has died, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jagjit Singh, 71, died Feb. 18, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">17 News has reached out to Solano County coroner\u2019s office for more information, including cause of death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/crime-watch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Go here for more Crime Watch from KGET.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Go here for more Crime Watch from KGET.com <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singh shot Sumandeep Kaur Kooner, 37, following an argument the morning of Aug. 26, 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When police arrived, Singh said he either had to kill himself or Kooner due to her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/local-news\/bakersfield-man-admits-to-honor-killing-of-daughter-in-law-due-to-affair\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cdishonoring of him,\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u201cdishonoring of him,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His attorney, David A. Torres, argued at trial the killing occurred in the heat of the moment and asked the jury for an acquittal on the murder charge, and to find Singh guilty of voluntary manslaughter instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jurors in 2022 convicted Singh of first-degree murder and he was sentenced to 35 years to life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Torres and co-counsel Navraj S. Rai, Singh tried to counsel Kooner after overhearing a phone call in which she talked about leaving the family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/news\/crime-watch\/trial-begins-in-alleged-honor-killing-case\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RELATED: Trial begins in alleged \u2018honor killing\u2019 case;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> RELATED: Trial begins in alleged \u2018honor killing\u2019 case <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singh, his wife, Kooner, her husband and their children lived together in a house on Monache Meadows Drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As they argued, Kooner told Singh to mind his own business and said, \u201cI\u2019ll pull off your beard and shove it up your (expletive),\u201d Torres said. She also threatened to call police and file a false report saying Singh sexually assaulted her, the attorney said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singh grabbed a revolver and shot Kooner three times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17 News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. 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