Chandigarh, Sep 2
Punjab Police have busted a terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and arrested three Jammu and Kashmir-based men in connection with the abduction and murder case of a cab driver, Anil Kumar, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.
Those arrested have been identified as Sahil Bashir (19), a resident of Kupwara, Munish Singh (22), a resident of Doda, and Aijaz Ahmed Khan (22), a resident of Qalamabad
Senior Superintendent of Police (Mohali), Harmandeep Hans, said the interrogation of the accused revealed that they had booked the cab on the pretext of going from Kharar to the Chandigarh railway station, who had first asked taxi driver Kumar to go to the Airport Road via Phase 3B2 Mohali. When Kumar took the accused to Kandala village, they took him down from the vehicle and shot him dead, before escaping with the car and other belongings, he said.
The SSP said that following disclosures of the accused, police teams have retrieved the mortal remains of the deceased. Three bullet shells were also recovered from near the body, he added.