2-day remand for Johal in firing case

Legal Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 2

UK-based NRI Jagtar Singh Johal, facing accusations of funding and indulging in target killings of Hindu leaders in the state, has been arrested in a case of firing on RSS shakha at Kidwai Nagar, Ludhiana, in 2016. Judicial Magistrate Gurpreet Kaur granted Johal two-day police remand in the firing case.

Two motorcycle-borne masked men had fired shots on the ground, where an RSS assembly was planned in 2016, but there were no casualties as the venue was vacant.

A case under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC and Sections 25 (firing of guns in contravention of law) 27 (punishment for using arms) 54 (amendments relating to arms and ammunition) and 59 (fee payable on petition for appeal) of the Arms Act was registered against the unidentified attackers.

Earlier, he was remanded in judicial custody in the Pastor Sultan Masih murder case. Another accused, Anil Kumar, alias Kala, was sent to police custody for a day in the pastor’s murder case.