Chandigarh: A court in Punjab’s Patiala town Saturday sent extradited Khalistani terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara – convicted in the assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh – to five-day police custody.
Tara was produced before the court of the duty magistrate by Punjab Police in connection with the murder of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat chief Rulda Singh. The leader was shot at in his house in Patiala district July 28, 2009.
Khalistan Tiger Force chief Tara was extradited by authorities in Thailand Friday and a Punjab Police team was given custody of the terrorist in Bangkok.
Tara was nabbed in Thailand Jan 6 following a coordinated operation of central agencies, Punjab Police and Thailand Police. The counter-intelligence wing of Punjab Police had tracked down Tara in Thailand. (IANS)
