Second accused in Balwinder Sandhu killing held
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The suspect was nabbed from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, hours earlier than he was scheduled to board a flight to Dubai
Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested Inderjeet Singh, the second shooter allegedly concerned in the killing of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu in October final yr at his native Bhikhiwind village in Tarn Taran district.
The suspect was nabbed from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, hours earlier than he was scheduled to board a flight to Dubai. According to the police, Sandhu was shot useless by Inderjeet and Gurjit Singh alias Bhaa.
Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta mentioned Gurjit Singh was arrested by the Delhi police on December 7 final, alongside together with his affiliate, Sukhjeet Singh alias Bura. He mentioned whereas Gurjit and Inderjeet Singh carried out the capturing, Sukhjeet had stationed himself just a little away from the spot.
The DGP mentioned Inderjeet had revealed throughout preliminary interrogation that two foreign-based Khalistani activists contacted him in March 2020 on Facebook as a consequence of his radical posts. He confessed that he was additional motivated by them to hold out Balwinder Singh’s killing.
Inderjeet had been on the run and had taken refuge at totally different areas in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Mr. Gupta mentioned that the investigating group of the Tarn Taran police, which was scorching on his path, acquired data that Inderjeet was going to Mumbai to board a global flight.
Mr. Gupta mentioned for the reason that investigations have been being taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Inderjeet can be handed over to it as soon as the formalities of the case switch have been accomplished.
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