CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, November 8:
In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police arrested two accused persons involved in the brutal murder of Italy-based Malkit Singh at Raja Sansi in Amritsar and recovered five sophisticated weapons from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.
Those arrested have been identified as Bikramjit Singh alias Bikram, a resident of Dhariwal village in Amritsar and Karanbir Singh, a resident of village Saisra Kalan in Amritsar. The recovered weapons include one foreign-made .30 caliber PX5 pistol, one .30 caliber pistol, one foreign-made .45 caliber pistol, one .32 caliber pistol and one revolver along with 20 live cartridges from their possession.
As per the information, two unidentified persons opened fire at victim Malkit Singh, when the latter was sowing wheat in his fields at Dhariwal village along with his father on November 1, 2025 at around 7pm. Due to severe injuries, Malkit Singh succumbed to his wounds in the hospital.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested accused Bikramjit Singh is associated with the terrorist organisation Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and has a criminal history with cases registered under the Explosives Act, Attempt to Murder, and Arms Act. He was also involved in the 2018 grenade attack on a religious place at Raja Sansi, he said.
The DGP said that preliminary investigation has revealed that, on the directions of his foreign-handlers, accused Bikramjit had procured illegal weapons from across the border to carry out sensational crimes in Punjab.
Sharing operational details, DIG Border Range Sandeep Goel said that acting on reliable inputs, police teams from Amritsar Rural under the overall supervision of SSP Maninder Singh has arrested accused Bikramjit from near Gurdwara Sahib at village Dhariwal. On the disclosure of Bikram, accused Karanbir was arrested from Adda near Kukranwala, he said. The Police teams were led by DSP Gurinder Nagra
The DIG said that with arrest of these two operatives of KLF, Punjab Police has thwarted sensational crimes in the state.
SSP Maninder Singh said that further investigation is underway to establish forward and backward linkages in this case to expose the full nexus. More arrests and recoveries are likely in coming days, he added.
In this regard, a case FIR no. 177 dated 2/11/2025 had been registered under sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act at Police Station Raja Sansi in Amritsar Rural.
