The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconding accused persons associated with the killing of comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu, a Shaurya Chakra awardee.
The arrested accused Harbhinder Singh alias Pinder of Tarn Taran, Punjab and Navpreet Singh alias Nav of the same district.
The case was initially registered as FIR No. 174/2020 at police station Bhikhiwind, Tarn Taran relating to murder of Comrade Singh at his residence-cum-school in Bhikhiwind, Tarn Taran, Punjab on October 16, 2020.
The NIA had re-registered the case on January 26, 2021 and took over the investigation. The NIA had earlier filed a chargesheet against eight accused persons in the case.
“Investigation has revealed that absconding accused Navpreet Singh and Harbhinder Singh are close aides of chargesheeted accused Inderjit Singh alias Inder who had conducted the reconnaissance of the target and were actively involved in the conspiracy of killing of Comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu,” the NIA said in a statement. Both the accused were produced before NIA Special Court, Mohali on Tuesday and have been taken in NIA custody for four days, it further said, adding further investigation in the case is continuing.