Chandigarh, Oct 18 || In a significant breakthrough, Punjab Police have solved the murder case of Gurpreet Singh, also known as Bhodi, with the arrest of three members of gangster-turned-terrorist Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dalla, who emerged as the mastermind, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday.
The police named jailed pro-Khalistan activist and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, along with two people based in Canada, for the October 9 killing of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh in Faridkot.
Gurpreet Singh was shot dead on October 9 while returning home on a motorcycle.
DGP Yadav said investigations have revealed the murder of Gurpreet Singh was masterminded from abroad by Arsh Dalla and other people. Different modules have been used for conducting recce and executing the murder, with separate handlers based abroad, he said, adding the criminals have used cut-outs to mask the conspiracy.
“The three arrested people constituted part of the recce module, being handled by Canada-based Karamveer Singh, alias Gora. The recce module passed on crucial information to the shooter module through their handlers and cut-outs,” he said.
The DGP said the members of the shooter module have been identified and police teams are on a manhunt to nab them.