Chandigarh, Apr 21 (UNI) In a major breakthrough, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Punjab in
joint operation with Tarn Taran Police has arrested the prime accused involved in heinous murder case of Sarpanch Bachittar Singh alias Bikkar, said DGP Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
The arrested accused has been identified as Sukhbir Singh alias Sukh of Barwala of Tarn Taran.
As per the information, Sarpanch Bachittar Singh was shot dead allegedly by two bike-borne assailants in village Naushera Pannuan of Tarn Taran on September 12, 2024.
DGP Yadav said that arrested person Sukhbir Singh is a habitual offender with several cases under the NDPS Act, Arms Act cases and snatching incidents have been registered against him.
Further investigation is underway to identify his associates and unearth the full extent of his criminal activities, he added.
SSP Abhimanyu Rana said that with the arrest of accused Sukhbir Singh, Tarn Taran Police has successfully arrested seven of total eight accused persons involved in this case.
Further investigation is under way and police have launched a manhunt to nab the eighth accused person involved in the crime, he added.
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