Surrey man who killed pregnant wife granted day parole
Posted August 4, 2022 8:28 am.
Last Updated August 4, 2022 8:40 am.
Mukhtiar Panghali, the Surrey man who killed his pregnant wife in 2006 and has been serving a life sentence for second-degree murder, has been granted day parole.
The decision was announced earlier this week. According to Parole Board of Canada documents, board members voted on July 25 to grant him day parole for six months.
Panghali is bound by several conditions, including not having contact with his daughter or any other biological family members of his late wife without written permission.
He is also to report any intimate relationships, follow a treatment plan, and not consume any alcohol or drugs.
His parole comes less than a year after he was granted permission for unescorted leaves from prison to spend time with family and work on reintegrating into society.
Thirty-one-year-old Manjit was four months pregnant with her second child when she was murdered.
Thirty-one-year-old Manjit was four months pregnant with her second child when she was killed by her husband, Mukhtiar Panghali, in 2006. (Contributed photo)
Evidence at trial showed Manjit had driven home where Panghali strangled her to death before moving and burning her body, her remains later being found on a beach in Delta.
Her death shocked people across Metro Vancouver.
She was last seen alive at a prenatal yoga class on Oct. 18, 2006. Her husband reported her missing just over a day later.
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At a news conference, he was seen sobbing and pleading for Majit’s safe return.
Her husband was arrested in March 2007.
Panghali pleaded not guilty but was later sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years. His attempt to appeal his sentence was unsuccessful and Panghali later admitted to the murder, as well as his negative feelings toward his wife.
Panghali held a teaching license for 25 years and taught high school science. B.C.’s Teacher Regulation Branch later stripped him of that license.
-With files from Kareem Gouda
