Bhopal: Major breakthrough in Jaswant Singh Gill murder case in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh, linked to designated pro-Khalistan extremist – Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Ash DaraIn 2023, he was designated as a terrorist by India.
Intelligence officials said Arsh Dalla, allegedly associated with the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and running a terror module on behalf of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, also a designated terrorist killed last June, is likely to have been in Ontario, Canada The arrest Sunday, sources said, was related to a shooting. Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) listed Arsh Dalla as one of the “Khalistan terrorists” and has submitted an extradition request to Canada.
Two of Dara’s confidants, Navjot Singh and Amarpreet Singh, were both residents of Barnala. punjab province – The man jailed in Punjab on Sunday for the killing of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in Faridkot last month has been found on November 7 The key gunman in the Jaswant Singh Gill murder case in Gwalior. The search is ongoing for key accomplices, identified as SatpalAllegedly a close aide of Arsh Dalla.
Both gunmen were arrested by the Punjab police in connection with the murder of Sikh activists in a joint operation of Mohali State Special Operations Group, Anti-Gangster Task Force and Faridkot police. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav confirmed the arrests and said on the The operation resulted in the arrest of two key Canadian operatives – al-Qaeda designated terrorist Arshi Dara – in the murder of Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in Faridkot.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the two arrested agents were also involved in the killing of Jaswant Singh Gill on the instructions of Arsh Dalla. Deputy Commissioner Yadav added: “Investigation revealed that the accused also killed Jaswant Singh on the instructions of Arsh Dalla on November 7, 2024 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Jaswant Singh Gill. After the Gwalior murder, the agents returned to Punjab and were arrested near Kalar in Mohali. The Punjab police recovered two sophisticated weapons from the suspects.
“The two have been remanded by the Punjab police. Once their remand period ends, we will move them across the border for remand. The assassination case was solved. As suspected, it was a revenge case and the conspiracy was hatched from Canada. Nav Navjot Singh and Amalpreet Singh arrived in Gwalior on the morning of the murder.
Gwalior police have formed six special teams and announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for any information leading to the identification and arrest of the perpetrators of Jaswant Singh Gill murder as they firmly believe it was a case against him Crimes of revenge homicide. The entire incident was captured on a nearby CCTV camera and the gunman killed Jaswant Singh in just 40 seconds.
“We received an audio-enabled CCTV footage which confirmed that the gunman was not a local. Later, we obtained more evidence such as Aadhar card and other documents from a hotel where they were staying in Tekkanpur area. He described the appearance of the gunman Their tone and accent suggested they might be from Punjab. The attackers fled the scene immediately after killing Gill.
In 2016, Jaswant Singh Gill was suspected of murdering his uncle, Sukhwinder Singh led to the death of Sukhwinder and his parents were seriously injured during a domestic dispute. Jaswant, who was living with his uncle’s family, shot Sukhwinder in his sleep and later attacked his aunt and uncle. The attack happened so suddenly that the only survivor, 13-year-old Harman Kaur, narrowly escaped by hiding in the kitchen. Jaswant fled the scene and remained on the run for several years. He was eventually arrested in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison for his uncle’s murder. The Sukhwinders, who now live in Canada, are undergoing scans.
Investigation soon revealed that Sukhwinder Singh’s brother Satpal Singh, a resident of Canada, had planned the murder by providing a contract worth Rs 2.5 lakh through Arsh Dalla. Satpal’s in-laws lived in Punjab and he arranged the gunmen from there. To implement this plan, he sought the help of his relative Jeet alias Jeet Sardar from Rai Mastura village, who assisted in reconnaissance and arrangements in Gwalior. For the contract killing case, Rs 1 lakh was transferred to Jaswant’s account before Jaswant’s parole and the remaining Rs 1.5 lakh was transferred immediately after the murder.
Jeet Sardar has not yet been arrested, although money from the contract killing was deposited into his account. Jaswant Singh Gill, 45, was murdered around 7 pm while he was walking outside his home in Gopal Bagh in Dhabra after dinner.
After the shooting, police also rented a taxi from Canada to help the gunman escape. The taxi driver who dumped the gunmen in Mohali has been detained to find out whether he was involved in the entire conspiracy. It was revealed that the gunmen Navjot Singh and Amarpreet Singh, both residents of Barnala in Punjab, arrived in Gwalior on the morning of the murder. The gunmen rented a room in a hotel in Tekampur, outside Dabula. Jite provided them a motorcycle and Rs 1 lakh to facilitate their escape. Immediately after the attack, the gunman drove to Mohali, Punjab, and rented a luxury taxi arranged by Satpal Singh in Canada. The police traced the taxi through fare records and identified Satpal Singh as the person who booked the taxi.
The breakthrough in the case came from surveillance footage obtained from a resort hotel in Telkanpur on Gwalior-Dhabra Road. The gunman checked into the hotel on the morning of November 7 and did not return after the murder. When police checked the hotel, they found the gunman’s bag and other items. The hotel footage matched the images from the Dhabra crime scene and after identifying the gunman’s belongings, Gwalior SP Dharamvir Singh shared the findings with the Punjab Police. Suspect arrested in Faridkoot shooting match.
Further investigation revealed that Satpal Singh, his father Rajwinder Singh, mother Balwinder Singh and other family members visited Gwalior from Canada six months before the murder. During this visit, they learned that Sukhwinder’s killer, Jaswant, was often granted short-term parole – two to three times a year. It was at this point that the family decided it was time for revenge. They planned the murder and arranged the contract killing while they were in Punjab, where Satpal’s in-laws lived.
When the gunmen confronted Jaswant, they were instructed to pump the entire magazine into his chest. However, the pistol malfunctioned and all six rounds were not fired, resulting in only three shots being fired. Despite this, Jaswant died on the spot.
Police are also investigating possible local links. According to eyewitness testimony, the gunman appeared to be Giles, and police suspected they may have had help from someone local. Investigators are working to identify the motorcycle used in the crime, which they believe may have been provided by a local co-conspirator. Jaswant, who was paroled for good behavior in prison, lives in Dhabra with his wife and three children. He was involved in land deals, selling land in villages and buying property in Siyawari, Datia. On the day of his murder, Jaswant was talking to his tenant farmers about visiting the farm the next day, but he was shot dead shortly after.
It is worth noting that Ash fromAccused of involvement in targeted killings, terror financing and extortion in Punjab province. He is an accused in several cases by the National Bureau of Investigation. He is about 27 years old and comes from Dhara village in Moga district of Punjab. Ashdeep lives in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with his wife and a teenage daughter. He holds a passport issued by the Jalandhar District Passport Office on September 1, 2017, which is valid till August 31, 2027, officials said.
