NIA arrests UAE-deported fugitive Harwinder Kumar in VHP leader killing case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Harwinder Kumar, a fugitive deported from the UAE, for his alleged role in the 2024 killing of VHP leader Vikas Prabhakar. Kumar is accused of providing logistical and financial support to the Babbar Khalsa International terrorist group.
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The arrest underscores international cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts and the Indian government's focus on tracking fugitives involved in targeted political violence.
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested deported fugitive Harwinder Kumar @ Sonu, accused in the case related to the targeted killing of VHP leader Vikas Prabhakar in 2024, from the UAE. Soon after landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, he was placed under arrest by the NIA and later produced before the Special NIA court.Harwinder, who was based in the UAE and on the NIA's 'wanted' list, was allegedly involved in providing logistical support and financing to foreign-based perpetrators of the crime, affiliated with pro-Khalistan terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).Prabhakar alias Vikas Bagga was shot dead in his confectionery shop at Nangal in Punjab's Roopnagar district on April 13, 2024. He was the Nangal president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP).The NIA took over the case from the state police on May 9.
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