On November 11, three shooters accused of killing Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pradeep Singh were apprehended in Punjab’s Patiala, Police said.

“In an overnight intelligence-based op, Special Cell of Delhi Police apprehended 3 accused- a 26-year-old Jitender & 2 juveniles, among the 6 assailants, who killed Pradeep Kataria yesterday by firing about 60 bullets in Bakshiwala in Patiala, Punjab,” the Delhi Police said in a tweet.

The police have identified these apprehended persons as residents of Haryana, of which two hailed from Rohtak and one from Bhiwani.

“Out of 6 assailants, 4 were from Haryana & 2 from Punjab,” the police said.

“These different modules were being handled independently by Canada-based Goldy Brar, an associate of fugitive Harvinder Singh alias Rinda & jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Efforts on to nab other absconders,” the police further added.

The teams are making further attempts to apprehend the absconding accused.

According to the police, the accused persons had fired about 60 bullets at Pradeep Singh.

On November 10, Pradeep Singh, an accused in the Bargari Sacrilege case, was shot dead in Faridkot, Punjab by six unidentified persons while going to his shop.