Punjab Police suspects that the killing of a father-son duo, who were followers of Dera Sacha Sauda, and the murders of senior RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja and a hindu outfit leader could be the handiwork of the same gang.
Punjab Police suspects that the killing of a father-son duo, who were followers of Dera Sacha Sauda, and the murders of senior RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja and a hindu outfit leader could be the handiwork of the same gang.
The police today announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh and a sub inspector's job to anyone who provides information about the killers of the father-son duo.
"We have announced a reward of Rs 50 lakh and a post of SI for giving information about the assailants. The identity of anyone who provides the information will be kept secret," DIG (Ludhiana Range) S K Kalia said today.
The main purpose of killing the two Dera followers at Jaghera was to "disturb peace in the state", he said, adding the police need support from the public to identify the assailants.
Kalia, who is heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed to crack the case, told mediapersons, prima-facie, it is the handiwork of the same gang which had killed Gagneja in Jalandhar last year and a hindu outfit leader, Amit Sharma, in Ludhiana in January.
To corroborate his claims, the Ludhiana Range DIG said in all these cases the modus operandi was the same. The assailants had covered their faces, used motorcycles and the same kind of weapons.
Two unidentified bike-borne gunmen had on February 25 killed Satpal (65) and his son Ramesh Kumar (35) when they were working at Dera's canteen at Jagera village, around 55 km from Ludhiana.
Both were shot in the head with from a point blank range.
The two assailants were visible in CCTV footage but could not be identified as they were wearing caps and had their faces covered.
Angered by the killings, a large number of Dera followers had blocked the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road and refused to cremate the bodies demanding that the killers be arrested.
The Dera supporters agreed to cremate bodies and lifted the road blockade only after the intervention of Punjab Police Director General of Police (Law & Order) Hardeep Dhillon "We have formed 16 teams which are working on this case," Kalia said.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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