Daijiworld Media Network - Ahmedabad/Valsad
Ahmedabad/Valsad, Oct 11: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), in coordination with the Valsad Special Operations Group (SOG), has arrested three men wanted in connection with the murder of social media influencer and makeup artist Madhu Sudan Singh, alias Mad Sandhu, who was shot dead in Punjab’s Amritsar earlier this month.
The accused have been identified as Harsimranjit Singh alias Simu Singga, Fateh Singh and Arman Singh. They were detained in Vapi in Valsad district during a joint operation by the Gujarat police units.
According to the Gujarat ATS, Mad Sandhu was shot dead by two unidentified persons near a car washing centre on Lorahka Road in Amritsar on October 3. A case was subsequently registered at the Cantonment Police Station in Amritsar City.
The ATS received information about the suspects from senior officials of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) in Punjab, who shared details of the case with their Gujarat counterparts.
Following instructions from senior officers, an investigation was launched under the supervision of Superintendent of Police K. Siddharth, with Deputy Superintendent of Police Harsh Upadhyay and Police Inspector Krupesh Patel leading the probe.
Investigations revealed that the three men allegedly involved in the murder were in Vapi. All three are originally from Sange village under Sadar Police Station limits in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district.
Suspecting that the accused could leave the area, the Gujarat ATS shared their profiles, location details and other relevant information with the Valsad SOG.
Police Inspector D.D. Parmar and his team subsequently detained all three men in Vapi. A Gujarat ATS team comprising Police Inspector J.N. Chavda, Police Sub-Inspectors M.L. Solanki, K.R. Patel and V.B. Khant, along with other personnel, then brought them to the ATS office for questioning.
During interrogation, investigators gathered information about the alleged roles of the three accused in the murder, the reconnaissance conducted before the shooting and other aspects of the case, the ATS said.
The Punjab Police was subsequently informed about their detention. On October 10, a Punjab Police team arrived at the Gujarat ATS office, took custody of the three accused and transported them to Punjab for further legal proceedings.
The Punjab Police is continuing the investigation into the murder.
Earlier, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested Parminder Prasad alias Parminder Kaka, the alleged main shooter in the case, from the Vadaj area of Ahmedabad on October 8, following a tip-off from the Amritsar Police.
According to Crime Branch officials, Parminder allegedly opened fire on Mad Sandhu and arranged the motorcycle used in the attack.
The Punjab Police subsequently took him to Amritsar for further investigation. Investigators are also probing suspected links between the killing and the network of foreign-based gangster Goldy Dhillon.