A Dera Sacha Sauda follower, who was an accused in the 2015 sacrilege cases, was shot dead by six unidentified assailants in Kotkapura town of Faridkot district today. Pardeep Singh alias Raju Dhodi was shot dead in his dairy at around 7.15 am. He died on the spot. His security guard and two other people were wounded by bullets, police said. The incident was recorded by a CCTV camera installed nearby. Of the six motorcycle-borne assailants, two entered Pardeep’s shop and opened fire on him. After running out of the store, the other four who were waiting outside also opened fire. Pardeep was accused in a case of theft of a ‘bir’ (copy) of Guru Granth Sahib from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village in June 2015. For the past one year, he has been out on bail in this case. He was also an accused in a case linked to torn pages of the Sikh holy book found scattered in Bargari in October 2015 in Faridkot. The police claimed to have seized all the three motorcycles of the perpetrators. One of the bikes was seized from the scene of the accident itself. All the three bikes had fake registration numbers, police sources said. A case of murder and attempt to murder has been registered against unknown persons following a complaint by Pardeep’s wife Simran. She claimed that there was a deep conspiracy behind her husband’s murder. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav urged people to maintain peace and harmony in the state and said an investigation was underway. Pardeep’s killing came days after Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader Sudhir Suri was killed on November 4 in Amritsar. Both victims had police protection. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the state government will not allow anyone to spoil the peace and harmony in the state. “Those responsible for killing the dera follower will not be spared,” he said. Meanwhile, Canadian-based gangster Goldie Barr claimed responsibility for the murder. “I, Goldy Brar (Lawrence Bishnoi group) take responsibility for killing Bargari sacrilege case accused Pardeep in Kotkapura today. Hindu-Sikh brothers have taken revenge,” he posted on social media.— TNS 6 suspects. 3 bikes were confiscated

Six youths on three bikes open fire on dera follower, killing him on the spot Pardeep’s security guard, 2 others were injured Gangster Goldie Brar takes charge

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