New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another accused in a case related to the targeted killing of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Nangal, Punjab.
The accused, Manveer Ram alias Ashu, was detained by immigration authorities at Amritsar International Airport on Thursday on the basis of a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued by the NIA.
The case relates to the killing of Vikas Prabhakar, a local VHP leader in Nangal. The NIA took over the investigation on May 9 , 2024, and has so far filed a chargesheet along with two supplementary chargesheets. According to the NIA, the conspiracy to eliminate Prabhakar was hatched by Germany-based handlers of the proscribed Babbar Khalsa International, identified as Harjit Singh alias Laddi and Kulbeer Singh alias Sidhu.
