Killers who executed man in revenge for Derby Kabaddi tournament jailed for life
The man was ambushed before being left to die in the road in Shrewsbury, Shrops.
Two killers who 'executed' a DPD driver in broad daylight after a row at a Derby Kabaddi tournament have been jailed for life.
Aurman Singh, 23, was hacked to death by seven men who were armed with an axe, a hockey stick, a knife, a golf club and a shovel, on August 21, 2023.
A trial heard the delivery driver "didn't stand a chance" as he was ambushed before being left to die in the road in Shrewsbury, Shrops.
Mehakdeep Singh, 24, and Sehajpal Singh, 26, both of Tipton, West Mids., were found guilty of murder at Stafford Crown Court.
Today (Friday, April 11, 2025) the pair were each jailed for life and told they would serve a minimum of 28 years behind bars.
The pair, along with seven other men, planned the attack after an incident the previous day at a Kabaddi tournament in Derby.
The killers gained information of Aurman’s delivery route before they travelled to Shrewsbury and waited for him to arrive on his round.
Aurman was attacked in broad daylight as he made a delivery in Berwick Avenue in Coton Hill.
His injuries were so severe that there was no chance of him surviving and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspects fled in a white Mercedes Benz and grey Audi before dumping weapons, including a hockey stick and shovel, in nearby Hubert Way.
The Mercedes, which Mehakdeep and Sehajpal travelled in, was later found abandoned on Kynaston Road in Shrewsbury.
They had called a taxi, which took them to Shrewsbury Railway Station. From the station they boarded a train to Wolverhampton before fleeing to Austria.
West Mercia Police released footage showing the moment they were caught after fleeing to the Austrian village of Hohenzell.
The verdicts come after five other men were found guilty of his killing and jailed for a total of 122 years last year.
Detective Sergeant Mat Crisp, from West Mercia Police’s Major Investigation Unit, said: “This attack was calculated and brutal; it was not a robbery that went wrong, it was planned and Aurman was their sole target.
“Following an incident the previous day that involved Aurman, the group used a contact to access inside information from his employer to learn Aurman’s delivery route, before laying in wait for him on a quiet Shropshire street.
“The group used an arsenal of weapons against Aurman, who was defenceless.
“There is no doubt in my mind what their intention was, and that was to kill him.
“Exactly a year ago five men were sentenced to a combined total of 122 years for their part in Aurman’s death, and today I am pleased a further two men have been given a 28-year prison sentence for their role in this senseless killing.”
Arshdeep Singh, 24, Jagdeep Singh, 23, Shivdeep Singh, 27, and Manjot Singh, 24, were each jailed for 28 years last year.
A fifth man, known as the inside man, Sukhmandeep Singh, 24, was convicted of manslaughter and jailed for ten years.
The court heard he supplied the gang with Aurman’s delivery route before the brutal ambush.