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*16 February 2016 - Shiv Sena leader '''Deepak Jalandhari''' shot at and injured by motorcycle-borne attackers in [[Jalandhar]] city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Third-Shiv-Sena-leader-shot-at-in-Jalandhar/articleshow/51018147.cms |title=Third Shiv Sena leader shot at in Jalandhar | Chandigarh News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-02-17 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | *16 February 2016 - Shiv Sena leader '''Deepak Jalandhari''' shot at and injured by motorcycle-borne attackers in [[Jalandhar]] city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Third-Shiv-Sena-leader-shot-at-in-Jalandhar/articleshow/51018147.cms |title=Third Shiv Sena leader shot at in Jalandhar | Chandigarh News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-02-17 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | ||
*24 April 2016 - '''Durga Prasad Gupta''' shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assassins in [[Khanna, Ludhiana|Khanna]] city. He was the President of ''Mazdoor Sena'', labour wing of Shiv Sena Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Shiv-Sena-leader-shot-dead-by-two-motorcycle-borne-youth/articleshow/51961780.cms |title=Shiv Sena leader shot dead by two motorcycle-borne youth | Chandigarh News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-04-24 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/shiv-sena-leader-gunned-down-in-khanna/story-uuTB1wsq5tP26Fo8sLiqDK.html |title=Shiv Sena leader shot dead in Khanna | punjab | top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> Dashmesh Regiment claims responsibility for the killing.<ref name=h1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/little-known-sikh-group-claims-to-have-killed-punjab-rss-vice-chief-gagneja-shiv-sena-leader/story-hEEpDFiXxACk0q6gNWDRSO.html|title=Little-known Sikh group claims to have killed RSS leader Gagneja|date=September 29, 2016|website= hindustantimes.com }}</ref> | *24 April 2016 - '''Durga Prasad Gupta''' shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assassins in [[Khanna, Ludhiana|Khanna]] city. He was the President of ''Mazdoor Sena'', labour wing of Shiv Sena Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Shiv-Sena-leader-shot-dead-by-two-motorcycle-borne-youth/articleshow/51961780.cms |title=Shiv Sena leader shot dead by two motorcycle-borne youth | Chandigarh News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-04-24 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/shiv-sena-leader-gunned-down-in-khanna/story-uuTB1wsq5tP26Fo8sLiqDK.html |title=Shiv Sena leader shot dead in Khanna | punjab | top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> Dashmesh Regiment claims responsibility for the killing.<ref name=h1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/little-known-sikh-group-claims-to-have-killed-punjab-rss-vice-chief-gagneja-shiv-sena-leader/story-hEEpDFiXxACk0q6gNWDRSO.html|title=Little-known Sikh group claims to have killed RSS leader Gagneja|date=September 29, 2016|website= hindustantimes.com }}</ref> | ||
*6 August 2016 - RSS leader [[Brigadier]] (retd) '''Jagdish Gagneja''' was shot at by motorcycle-borne persons in [[Chandigarh]]. He was admitted to hospital and died on Sep 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-punjab-senior-rss-leader-shot-brig-retd-jagdish-gagneja-at-critical-2242030 |title=Punjab: Senior RSS leader Brig (retd) Jagdish Gagneja shot at, critical |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2016-08-06 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=India PTI Sep 22, 2016 14:15:19 IST |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/senior-rss-leader-jagdish-gagneja-passes-away-senior-bjp-members-pay-respect-3015426.html |title=RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja passes away, senior BJP members pay last respects |publisher=Firstpost |date=2016-09-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/jagdish-gagneja-a-low-profile-yet-powerful-rss-leader-in-punjab/story-MtLMyv3FwUNBWBU2WwuSvL.html |title=Jagdish Gagneja: A low-profile, yet powerful RSS leader in Punjab | punjab | top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> [[Dashmesh Regiment]], sent emails to media claiming responsibility for the killings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/290916/little-known-sikh-outfit-claims-to-have-killed-senior-rss-leader-gagneja.html|title=Little-known Sikh outfit claims to have killed senior RSS leader Gagneja|date=September 29, 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref | *6 August 2016 - RSS leader [[Brigadier]] (retd) '''Jagdish Gagneja''' was shot at by motorcycle-borne persons in [[Chandigarh]]. He was admitted to hospital and died on Sep 22.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-punjab-senior-rss-leader-shot-brig-retd-jagdish-gagneja-at-critical-2242030 |title=Punjab: Senior RSS leader Brig (retd) Jagdish Gagneja shot at, critical |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2016-08-06 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=India PTI Sep 22, 2016 14:15:19 IST |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/senior-rss-leader-jagdish-gagneja-passes-away-senior-bjp-members-pay-respect-3015426.html |title=RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja passes away, senior BJP members pay last respects |publisher=Firstpost |date=2016-09-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/jagdish-gagneja-a-low-profile-yet-powerful-rss-leader-in-punjab/story-MtLMyv3FwUNBWBU2WwuSvL.html |title=Jagdish Gagneja: A low-profile, yet powerful RSS leader in Punjab | punjab | top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> [[Dashmesh Regiment]], sent emails to media claiming responsibility for the killings.<ref name="h1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/290916/little-known-sikh-outfit-claims-to-have-killed-senior-rss-leader-gagneja.html|title=Little-known Sikh outfit claims to have killed senior RSS leader Gagneja|date=September 29, 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> | ||
*14 January 2017 - '''Amit Sharma''', religious preacher at Hindu Takht and political activist of [[Indian National Congress]] killed in Ludhiana city by two motorcycle-borne assassins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/hindu-organisation-leader-shot-dead-in-ludhiana-4474891/ |title=Hindu organisation leader shot dead in Ludhiana |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2017-01-15 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/hindu-organisation-leader-shot-dead-in-ludhiana/articleshow/56543768.cms |title=Hindu organisation leader shot dead in Ludhiana | Ludhiana News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2017-01-14 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | *14 January 2017 - '''Amit Sharma''', religious preacher at Hindu Takht and political activist of [[Indian National Congress]] killed in Ludhiana city by two motorcycle-borne assassins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/hindu-organisation-leader-shot-dead-in-ludhiana-4474891/ |title=Hindu organisation leader shot dead in Ludhiana |publisher=The Indian Express |date=2017-01-15 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/hindu-organisation-leader-shot-dead-in-ludhiana/articleshow/56543768.cms |title=Hindu organisation leader shot dead in Ludhiana | Ludhiana News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2017-01-14 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | ||
*25 February 2017 - [[Dera Sacha Sauda]] followers '''Satpal Kumar''' and his son '''Ramesh Kumar''' killed at a ''naam charcha ghar'' (prayer hall) in Jagera village near [[Malaudh]] by two shooters on a motorcycle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/2-dera-sacha-sauda-followers-gunned-down-in-khanna-by-unidentified-assailants/story-fHVKu4LDdIbyqYQsirN6oO.html |title=Video | 2 Dera Sacha Sauda followers shot dead in Khanna village, cops suspect Sikh radicals | punjab | top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/dera-followers-murder-after-death-of-father-grandpa-this-8-year-old-stares-at-uncertain-future/story-cPo3Cujp07Q4wgvVW31BTP.html |title=Dera followers’ murder: After death of father, grandpa, this 8-year-old stares at uncertain future | punjab | ludhiana |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | *25 February 2017 - [[Dera Sacha Sauda]] followers '''Satpal Kumar''' and his son '''Ramesh Kumar''' killed at a ''naam charcha ghar'' (prayer hall) in Jagera village near [[Malaudh]] by two shooters on a motorcycle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/2-dera-sacha-sauda-followers-gunned-down-in-khanna-by-unidentified-assailants/story-fHVKu4LDdIbyqYQsirN6oO.html |title=Video | 2 Dera Sacha Sauda followers shot dead in Khanna village, cops suspect Sikh radicals | punjab | top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/dera-followers-murder-after-death-of-father-grandpa-this-8-year-old-stares-at-uncertain-future/story-cPo3Cujp07Q4wgvVW31BTP.html |title=Dera followers’ murder: After death of father, grandpa, this 8-year-old stares at uncertain future | punjab | ludhiana |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | ||
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==Investigations== | ==Investigations== | ||
On 4 November 2017, [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] [[Arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal|arrested '''Jagtar Singh Johal''']] [[Pseudonym|alias]] Jaggi, from Rama Mandi town of Jalandhar and accused him of the attacks. Jaggi is a non-resident Indian residing in [[Dumbarton]] and ran a website named ‘Never Forget 1984’. He is accused of radicalising people and providing weapons to carry out the attacks | On 4 November 2017, [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] [[Arrest of Jagtar Singh Johal|arrested '''Jagtar Singh Johal''']] [[Pseudonym|alias]] Jaggi, from Rama Mandi town of Jalandhar and accused him of the attacks. Jaggi is a non-resident Indian residing in [[Dumbarton]] and ran a website named ‘Never Forget 1984’. He is accused of radicalising people and providing weapons to carry out the attacks.<ref name=a>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/targeted-killings-in-punjab-uk-resident-johal-was-on-police-radar-for-a-year/story-2hxtp6Knu5SSZ2sguuNTPM.html |title=Targeted killings in Punjab: UK resident Johal was on police radar for a year | punjab | top |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2016-04-22 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | ||
On 12 November 2017, '''Hardeep Singh''' alias Harman alias Shera accused of being one of the shooter's in the assassinations was arrested by police after a massive manhunt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/bushy-brows-lion-tattoo-on-chest-did-shera-in/496741.html |title=Bushy brows, lion tattoo on chest did Shera in |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=2017-11-13 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | On 12 November 2017, '''Hardeep Singh''' alias Harman alias Shera accused of being one of the shooter's in the assassinations was arrested by police after a massive manhunt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/bushy-brows-lion-tattoo-on-chest-did-shera-in/496741.html |title=Bushy brows, lion tattoo on chest did Shera in |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=2017-11-13 |accessdate=2018-05-21}}</ref> | ||