In a major breakthrough in the sensational murder case of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested a key accused identified as Gurwinder Singh alias Baba alias Raja from Tarn Taran. Gurwinder Baba’s two aides, identified as Sandeep Singh alias Kala of Amritsar and Gurpreet Singh alias Randhawa, were also arrested.
The Police have also recovered one hand-grenade, one RDX-IED, two .30 bore pistols along with magazines, and 13 live cartridges, 635 grams heroin, 100 grams opium, Rs 36.90 lakhs drug money, and one Mitsubishi Lancer car from their possession.
Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said that the accused Gurwinder Singh alias Baba, who is proclaimed offender (PO) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), had played a pivotal role in the killing of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu by providing weapons to shooters. “A probe revealed that Gurwinder Baba is a close associate of notorious gangsters Sukhpreet Singh alias Harry Chatha and Sukhmeetpal Singh alias Sukh Bikhariwal — a prime suspect in Shaurya Chakra Awardee Balwinder Singh's murder case,” he said.
Ferozepur Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jaskaran Singh, addressing the media in the presence of Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjit Singh Dhillon, said that following the reliable inputs that Gurwinder Baba along with his aide Sandeep is on the way to Khadoor Sahib, Tarn Taran Police party had intercepted the white Lancer car in which both were traveling and managed to arrest them.
Two pistols with loaded magazines, 635 grams heroin, 100 gram opium, and Rs 3.90 lakh drug money were recovered from the car, he added.
The IGP said that, later, following the disclosures of Gurwinder Baba, the Police also recovered one hand grenade, one RDX-IED, and Rs 33 lakhs drug money from the location pinpointed in the area of Police District Batala. Preliminary investigations suggest that the recovered explosives, arms, and drugs were smuggled via drones from Pakistan, he added.