In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police Special Cell on Friday arrested three accused responsible for the killing of Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pradeep Singh Kataria. Pradeep, also an accused in Bargari Sacrilege incident was shot dead when he was going to his shop in the morning on Thursday. Following that the Delhi Police apprehended 3 accused by conducting a raid in the area falling under the jurisdiction of Bakshiwala Police Station in the Patiala district of Punjab. The arrested persons include a 26-year-old man named Jitender and two juveniles. While the Punjab police intelligence unit and Delhi police counter-intelligence unit had identified all 6 shooters, efforts are underway to nab the remaining accused. Notably, after Pradeep's murder, Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar took the responsibility for it.
Reportedly, the accused were working on the directives of Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, associate of fugitive Harvinder Singh Rinda, and jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Brar stated that there was no justice given in the Bargari Sacrilege Case because of which this had to be done. It is pertinent to mention here that Punjab Cyber Cell is investigating whether post is done by the gangster himself or not. Notably, it was Goldy Brar who took responsibility for killing Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala.
Fardikot Firing
Faridkot Firing: Gangster Goldy Brar claims responsibility of Dera Sacha Sauda's follower murder
Reportedly, 60 bullets were fired by the assailants. The incident took place when Kataria was opening his shop in Kotkapura. Moreover, his gunman also sustained bullet injuries during the firing. Accused in a case of theft of a 'bir' (copy) of the Guru Granth Sahib in 2015, Kataria was out on bail.
Bargari Sacrilege Case
On 1 June 2015, the Guru Granth Sahib was stolen from a gurdwara in village Burj Jawahar Singhwala in Faridkot. The holy book, as ordained by the last and tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, is considered a “living guru”. Stealing or damaging it amounts to sacrilege of the highest order in the Sikh religion. To be precise, the 2015 Guru Granth Sahib desecration refers to a series of desecration incidents of the Sikh Guru Guru Granth Sahib and subsequent protests that took place in Punjab, India in October 2015. The first incident of desecration was reported from Bargari, Faridkot district, where 110 torn Angs of the holy Guru were found on 12 October.