The Punjab Superintendent of Police >Salwinder Singh, who was allegedly abducted by terrorists involved in the Pathankot attack, on Monday appeared before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) here for questioning in connection with the terror strike.
The NIA had issued summons to Mr. Singh, who is at present Assistant Commandant of 75th battalion of Punjab Armed Police, to appear before the agency for thorough questioning as there were some discrepancies in his statement to NIA and Punjab Police.
Sources did not rule out the possibility of
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Mr. Singh was recently shunted as SP (headquarters) of Gurdaspur following allegation of breach of discipline.
The NIA has registered three cases in connection with the terror strike at Pathankot IAF base.
The first case pertains to Salwinder Singh’s abduction and the second for the killing of the taxi driver. Both the cases were registered at Narot Jaimal Singh Police Station in Pathankot district.
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The third and the main case, registered at Police Station Division No. 2 Pathankot, relates to the terrorist attack on the Air Force Station.