NIA court grants 2 days’ transit remand of Harwinder, nabbed in target killing case

A Special NIA Court at Rouse Avenue granted a two-day transit remand of Harwinder Kumar alias Sonu to the Chandigarh NIA unit. Special Judge (NIA) Prashant Sharma granted a 2-day transit remand of Harvinder Kumar to produce him before an NIA court at Chandigarh on Friday. Earlier,the NIA has arrested Harwinder Kumar @ Sonu, son of Chaman Lal, at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi on Thursday when he arrived from UAE. He was wanted in the targeted killing of local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab's Ropar district. The accused, who was based in the UAE, was involved in providing logistical support and financing to the perpetrators. NIA had registered the case on 9th May 2024 pertains to the targeted killing of Vikas Prabhakar by members of the proscribed terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and has so far filed three chargesheets in the matter. The present arrest follows the arrest of another UAE-based accused, Manveer Ram, on 13th August 2026. Manveer Ram, who was allegedly involved in supplying weapons used in the crime, was intercepted at Amritsar Airport and subsequently arrested by the NIA.
As per NIA investigation, the conspiracy to eliminate Vikas Prabhakar was allegedly hatched by Germany-based BKI operatives Harjit Singh @ Laddi and Kulbeer Singh @ Sidhu. Investigation has further established that Harwinder Kumar , while operating from the UAE, played a crucial role as a logistics provider and financer for the BKI operatives based abroad. 
He acted as a recruiter and handler, arranged weapons and facilitated their delivery to the shooters involved in the killing of Vikas Prabhakar. He also received and transferred terror funds in connection with the conspiracy, acting on the directions of Harjit Singh and Kulbeer Singh, NIA statement said. The deportation of Harwinder Kumar is also the result of coordinated efforts of the various agencies involved in facilitating the return of fugitives to India.

(Freelance Journalist)