VHP leader murder- NIA declares cash reward on two wanted accused of Punjab
The NIA has declared a cash reward of Rs. 10 lakhs each for information on the wanted duo
New Delhi, June 26
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh each against two wanted accused in connection with the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab.
The agency identified them Harjit Singh alias Laddi, son of Kuldip Singh, a resident of Garpadhana village in Punjab’s Nawanshahr, and Kulbeer Singh alias Sidhu, son of Sukhvinder Singh, a resident of Yamuna Nagar in Haryana.
As per the case details, Vikas Prabhakar was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-borne men at his shop in Nangal town in Rupnagar district on April 13. The two assailants entered Bagga’s confectionery shop located near the Rupnagar railway station and opened fire at him and then fled from the scene.
The Rupnagar Police, in a joint operation with the state special operating cell (SSOC) in Mohali, arrested two Pakistani-backed operatives in connection with this high-profile murder case. The two were arrested on April 16 with two weapons- 32 bore pistols, 16 live cartridges, one empty used cartridge, and a TVS Jupiter scooty used in the crime.
The police probe had revealed that the murder was a part of a terror module, operated and funded by foreign-based handlers operating from Portugal and other places. The case was later handed over to NIA for further probe.
