An Army deserter and a son of a Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) militant were among five arrested from Kandhali Narangpur village in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab on December 10 in a case related to theft of two INSAS assault rifles from Army cantonment at Panchmarhi in Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh (MP) on December 6, reports Indian Express. The arrested persons identified as Sepoy Harpreet Singh alias Raja (24), an Army deserter and Jagtar Singh alias Jagga, the son of KZF militant Harbhjan Singh, are the ones who had stolen the riles. The remaining three persons are identified identified as – Karmajit Singh alias Monu and Gurjinder Singh alias Kaka and Sarbjit Singh. The former four are all residents of Miani village in Jalandhar District while the latter is a resident of Chautala village in Hoshiarpur District. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Gurpreet Singh Gill said, two INSAS rifles, three magazines, 20 live cartridges, 930 gm of intoxicating powder, three motorcycles, five mobile phones and three swords were recovered from the suspects. Further, as per sources, the Police are investigating terrorist link in the case as father of the accused – Jagtar Singh, was arrested in relation to Khalistani activities along with an AK 47 rifle in September this year.