Uttarakhand gurdwara chief Baba Tarsem Singh's murder: Shooter killed in encounter in Haridwar

HARIDWAR/DEHRADUN: The main accused in the murder of Baba Tarsem Singh was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) in the Bhagwanpur area of Haridwar in the early hours of Tuesday.

Amarjit Singh alias Bittu, a shooter with Rs 1 lakh bounty, was killed while his accomplice fled, Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP) Abhinav Kumar said. The Uttarakhand STF and Haridwar Police have launched a joint operation to apprehend the fugitive, he added.

Amarjit Singh, who had more than 16 cases against him, was involved in the killing of Nanakmatta Gurdwara's 'karseva' chief on March 28. Baba Tarsem Singh was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants at the Nanakmatta Gurdwara in Udham Singh Nagar.

Earlier on Sunday, the Udham Singh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) increased the reward amount for both the absconding main accused (shooters), Amarjit Singh and Sarabjit Singh, from Rs 50 thousand to one lakh each.

Three more accused were also arrested in the case. They were allegedly involved in orchestrating the crime by assembling criminals, providing resources, and supplying weapons.

DGP Kumar had said that Uttarakhand Police had taken Baba's murder as a challenge and the STF and police were constantly looking for both the killers.

Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has also kept a constant watch since the Baba Tarsem Singh murder and has given strict instructions to the police to nab the accused.

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