Closeon the heels of the arrest of two operatives of the Khalistan Tiger Force(KTF), the Punjab Police has also arrested their third accomplice KamaljeetSharma @ Kamal, who is one of the main shooters involved in murder of DeraPremi, firing on a priest in the village of KTF Chief Hardeep Nijjar, SukhaLamme murder and Supershine Murder case of Moga.
Kamal,a resident of village Dala of Moga was arrested by Moga Police from nearvillage Nathuwala Jadid in Moga District and four .315 bore pistols with 10live cartridges were recovered from his possession, Director General of Police(DGP) Punjab Dinkar Gupta said here on Tuesday.
On May 22, the Police had arrested two associates of Kamal, including LovepreetSingh @ Ravi and Ram Singh @ Sonu from Moga.
Thetrio had been found acting on the directions of KTF’s Canada based chief,Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who has been notified as a ‘designated terrorist’ underthe Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the central government.
DGPDinkar Gupta said that besides, Nijjar, three of their other KTF’sco-conspirators/masterminds, identified as Arshdip, Ramandip and Charanjit @Rinku Bihla, are hiding out in Surrey (B.C) Canada and the Punjab Police havebeen making all out efforts to deport them to India to face prosecution andcriminal trial.
Hesaid that the Police have also recovered a Mahindra Balero, bearing a fakeregistration number CH01AF601, from the possession of Kamal. He said that apartfrom Balero, three Motorcycles including Hero Splendor (PB05AJ5965), BajajPulsar (PB10FY4357) and Bajaj CT 100 (PB29AB2642) used in Dera Premi murder atBhagta Bhaika, Priest firing in Phillaur and Supershine murder were alsorecovered from Kamal.
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SSPMoga Harmanbir Singh Gill said preliminary investigations had revealed thatKamal had received heavy funding via Hawala and Western Union from his Canadabased associates in lieu of committing these crimes. Kamal revealed that Nijjarand other three Canada-based associates have assured to hire top lawyers incase they are caught while committing the crime, he added.
SSPGill said that on confession of co-accused Lovepreet Singh @ Ravi, the policehave also recovered the 0.32 bore Pistol used in murder of Supershine clothesowner at Moga.
Sofar, a total of five .32 bore Pistols, seven .315 bore pistols, one .12 borecountry-made pistol have been recovered from this module.