A local Amritsar court on October 9 sent nine suspected terrorists of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), arrested by the Punjab Police in September, 2019, to judicial custody till October 11, reports newsnation.in. They were backed by the Pakistan-based chief of the KZF, Ranjeet Singh, alias Neeta, and his Germany-based associate, Gurmeet Singh, alias Bagga. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had handed over the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to ensure that the entire conspiracy is unravelled.
Simranjeet Singh, the advocate of the accused said, "On October 4, the Punjab government marked this case to NIA and there is an order of NIA that on October 11, everyone should be produced in Mohali NIA court... Punjab Police's jurisdiction has ended and the investigation will be done by NIA", reports aninews.com on October 9.