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Punjab Police Arrest Two Suspects in Jugraj Singh Killing in Kohima

Investigators say the shooting was a planned hit directed by foreign-based gangsters.

The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with Batala police, central agencies and Nagaland Police, arrested two key accused involved in a murder case, from Kohima in Nagaland, said Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.

Overview

  • Anti-Gangster Task Force teams, working with Batala Police, central agencies and Nagaland Police, arrested Harmanpreet Singh and his cousin Gurpreet Singh in Kohima.
  • The suspects, both from Kaler village in Batala, were detained at Hotel Broadway in New Market, Midland Colony, after intelligence-led tracking.
  • A competent court in Nagaland granted transit remand, and the accused are being brought to Punjab for interrogation and further legal steps.
  • Police say Jugraj Singh, known as Jugga, was gunned down on September 9 in Cheema Khudi in what the probe indicates was a targeted killing ordered from overseas.
  • The FIR was filed on September 9 at Shri Hargobindpura police station under BNS sections 103, 61(2) and 3(5) and Arms Act sections 25 and 27, with investigations continuing to identify handlers and accomplices.