Recovers arms and ammunition; Total six accused arrested so far
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 15-
In yet another major breakthrough in the ongoing Nanded murder case, Punjab Police’s SSOC, SAS Nagar has arrested three more operatives of Pakistan based BKI terrorist Harvinder Singh alias Rinda backed by Pakistan’s ISI, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh alias Jaggi and Shubham Khelbude, both residents of Nanded in Maharashtra and Gurdeep Singh alias Deepa, a resident of Raipur in Ropar. Police teams have also recovered two weapons including one 12 bore pump-action gun with 15 cartridges and one .32 bore pistol with eight cartridges.
This development follows the earlier arrests of Jagdish Singh alias Jagga, Shubhdeep Singh alias Shubh, and Sachindeep Singh alias Sachin in connection with the Nanded murder case. With these latest arrests, the total number of individuals apprehended in the case has risen to six in this case.
DGP said preliminary investigation has revealed that arrested accused Jagjit alias Jaggi played a critical role in facilitating logistics, safe houses, and coordination for the shooters involved in the Nanded murder case, masterminded by Rinda from across the border.