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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths on Thursday raided six places in Punjab’s Gurdaspur and Amritsar towns as part of the ongoing probe into the 2 January terror attack at the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, Punjab.
The places where the raids were carried out belong to suspected Punjab Police officer Salwinder Singh and his two companions who were allegedly kidnapped by the terrorists hours before they mounted the attack at the air base.
Salwinder Singh was travelling with his jeweller friend Rajesh Verma and his cook Madan Gopal.
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NIA OfficialTwo days after Salwinder Singh’s lie detector test, we carried out raids at six locations – four in Gurdaspur and two in Amritsar. The locations include the residential places of Singh, his friend Rajesh Verma and his cook Madan Gopal.
Singh’s lie detector test was conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday.
Singh, at present, is posted as assistant commandant of 75th Punjab Armed Police after being shunted out as the superintendent of police (headquarters) at Gurdaspur.
The Pathankot Attack
Six Pakistani terrorists sneaked into Punjab from across the border and took Singh hostage before taking away his vehicle on new year’s eve.
The terrorists are believed to be from the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group, based but banned in Pakistan.
They attacked Singh’s friend and cook, but left the police officer himself unharmed and untouched, raising suspicions about his role in the attack.
The six terrorists later attacked the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot, killing seven security personnel.
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