Punjab police reportedly believes that Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, was involved in the murder case of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Bagga in Nangal.
VHP’s Nangal unit president, Vikas Prabhakar aka Vikas Bagga, was gunned down at his confectionery shop at around 5.50 pm on April 13, bringing back memories of the targeted killings that had rocked Punjab some years back.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav has claimed that the Rupnagar police and state special operation cell solved the murder case of Vikas in less than three days.
According to a report in NDTV, the investigation has revealed a chilling nexus between ISI and some unemployed youth in Punjab.
ISI has been reportedly luring unemployed people with money and drugs, recruiting them as sleeper cells to carry out targeted killings in Punjab, the report stated.
The DGP said the assailants were identified as Mandeep Kumar alias Mangi and Surinder Kumar alias Rikka.
The senior police officer in a post on X said, “In a major breakthrough, Rupnagar Police in a joint operation with SSOC #Mohali, has solved the Vikas Murder Case in less than 3 days with the arrest of 2 operatives of a terror module backed by #Pakistan based terrorist masterminds.”
Two 32-bore pistols, 16 live cartridges, one empty cartridge and a scooter used in the crime were recovered, he said.
“From the preliminary investigations, it has been revealed that this is a terror module, operated and funded by Foreign-based handlers operating from #Portugal and other places” the DCP said in his post on X.
“Mandeep Kumar @ Mangi and Surinder Kumar @ Rikka are the foot soldiers of these foreign-based entities who are the operatives of #Pak-based terrorist masterminds. Foot soldiers have been recruited through lure of money,” he said.
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