A grieving Midlands man will offer a 'substantial' reward tomorrow in a desperate bid to catch the arsonists who torched his home killing four members of his family. Dilbar Singh Sidhu told the Sunday Mercury he believed the reward would help to lock up the killers of his father, Ajit Singh, 62, mother Gurdish Kaur, sister Darshan Kaur, aged 30, and 38 year-old sister-in-law, Palvinder Kaur. Speaking from a secret location where he is living with niece Amarjeet Kaur, who was in the arson-hit house in Tipton but survived the attack, he said: "It is still so hard to believe this happened. "I'm relying on this reward to prick people's conscience - it could finally catch the people who murdered my family." He refused to reveal exact details of the reward, but it is believed to amount to up to £10,000. Dilbar had been travelling back from London at the time of the tragedy in September when he was told of the shocking news on his mobile by a relative. He arrived at the scene to discover his family dead and his home completely destroyed by the fire. Amarjeet had leapt from a window to safety and into the arms of a neighbour as the blaze swept through the new semi-detached home where the family had been living for about six years. After escaping, she was grabbed by Paresh Parmar, an off-duty security guard, and prevented from re-entering for her own safety. She was taken to Selly Oak Hospital where she suffered 10 per cent burns. At the time of the murders, Dilbar, 36, said: "I cannot imagine who on earth would do this. My family were kind and loving people and would never harm anybody." And last night he added: "We are still baffled as to who could have done such a thing. We have had no hints or clues as to who it could have been. "There was no-one that I can think of who has a vendetta against us. Nothing like this has happened in the area before and there hasn't been any sort of trouble since. "Quite a long time has passed and the killers have not yet been found. I think the police are trying very hard to find who has done it. "Maybe the reward will speed up the investigation. There must be someone out there who knows who has done it and the money could encourage them to give police the information they are looking for." And he added: "Amarjeet has fully recovered now and is trying to get on with her life. But it is very hard for us all." Anyone with information can contact police at West Bromwich 0845 113 5000. |