NEW DELHI – Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) says a common linkhas been found to all six killings of Hindu leaders in Punjab.
The anti-terror probe agency has revealed that these killings were part ofa larger conspiracy hatched by Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, tofoment communal trouble in Punjab and in turn revive Khalistani movement inthe state.
NIA Director General (DG) YC Modi told India Today, “Scientifically theagency has been able to prove that weapons seized from various raids have acommon link and the link to Pakistan has been firmly established.”
Sources say that besides the different weapons used in the six murders,mobile phone records have revealed a well oiled conspiracy to kill Hinduleaders of RSS, BJP.
Further the arrest and later interrogation of two sharp shooters RamandeepSingh and Hardeep Shera also has given the agency an insight into thealleged Pakistani plot to prevent inroads of BJP and RSS in Punjab.
It had been found that funds had been routed in for this operation fromItaly, Pakistan, Canada and the UK. This was revealed during interrogationof the various suspects.
Further investigations have revealed that funds for these incidents wererouted from Pakistan to some operatives in these countries through thehawala channels.