<p>The NIA on Wednesday took over the probe in the murder case of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, who was gunned down by two bike-borne men under a conspiracy by Pakistan-based Khalistani terrorists and ISI handlers, an official said.</p>.<p>Sandhu, 62, was shot dead by two unidentified men in the early hours of October 16, 2020, at the residence-cum-school run by him in Punjab's Tarn Taran district.</p>.<p>The assailants, after committing the murder, had immediately escaped on a motorcycle.</p>.<p>A case was registered under sections of the IPC and the Arms Act in police station Bhikhiwind on the statement of his wife Jagdish Kaur.</p>.<p>During the peak of terrorism in Punjab, Sandhu and his family had fearlessly fought terrorists.</p>.<p>For this fearless fight, Government of India awarded him "Shaurya Chakra" in 1993.</p>.<p>Besides Sandhu and Kaur, his elder brother Ranjit Singh and his wife Balraj Kaur had also received the Shaurya Chakra.</p>.<p>During the initial investigation by Punjab Police, it was revealed that the killing was executed under a conspiracy hatched by Pakistan-based Khalistani Terrorist Lakvir Singh Rode and his handlers in Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, according to an NIA spokesperson.</p>.<p>The killing was executed through Sukhmeet Pal Singh of Gurdaspur, a gangster turned terrorist, the official said.</p>.<p>Considering the gravity of the offence and its inter-state and international ramifications, the Ministry of Home Affairs directed the NIA to take up the investigation of the case, the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>In compliance with these directions, the NIA has re-registered the case and taken up the investigation. </p>
<p>The NIA on Wednesday took over the probe in the murder case of Shaurya Chakra awardee Balwinder Singh Sandhu, who was gunned down by two bike-borne men under a conspiracy by Pakistan-based Khalistani terrorists and ISI handlers, an official said.</p>.<p>Sandhu, 62, was shot dead by two unidentified men in the early hours of October 16, 2020, at the residence-cum-school run by him in Punjab's Tarn Taran district.</p>.<p>The assailants, after committing the murder, had immediately escaped on a motorcycle.</p>.<p>A case was registered under sections of the IPC and the Arms Act in police station Bhikhiwind on the statement of his wife Jagdish Kaur.</p>.<p>During the peak of terrorism in Punjab, Sandhu and his family had fearlessly fought terrorists.</p>.<p>For this fearless fight, Government of India awarded him "Shaurya Chakra" in 1993.</p>.<p>Besides Sandhu and Kaur, his elder brother Ranjit Singh and his wife Balraj Kaur had also received the Shaurya Chakra.</p>.<p>During the initial investigation by Punjab Police, it was revealed that the killing was executed under a conspiracy hatched by Pakistan-based Khalistani Terrorist Lakvir Singh Rode and his handlers in Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, according to an NIA spokesperson.</p>.<p>The killing was executed through Sukhmeet Pal Singh of Gurdaspur, a gangster turned terrorist, the official said.</p>.<p>Considering the gravity of the offence and its inter-state and international ramifications, the Ministry of Home Affairs directed the NIA to take up the investigation of the case, the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>In compliance with these directions, the NIA has re-registered the case and taken up the investigation. </p>