11 November,2024 07:14 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Arsh Dalla. Pic/X@TV9Punjab
Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla, who was designated a terrorist by India, was arrested in Canada's Ontario province following a shooting incident, sources claimed on Sunday. The shooting incident occurred on October 28 in Milton.
The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) had on October 29 said that it had arrested two men on charges of "discharging firearm with intent" following an investigation after the duo had come to a hospital and one of them was treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot and later discharged.
It did not disclose their identity and said both accused "were held in custody pending a bail hearing".
The sources claimed that one of those arrested is believed to be Arsh Dalla, who is associated with the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and ran terror modules on behalf of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist who was killed in June last year.
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