National Investigation Agency begins investigating J&K cop Davinder Singh
Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh
"After receiving MHA's order, NIA has re-registered this case as RC no 01/2020/NIA and started the investigation," a press release by the NIA on Friday read.
The press release added that a case in connection with the incident had been lodged in Qazigund police station by the Jammu and Kashmir police. The NIA, therefore, re-registered the case to begin its investigations.
"Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and One DySP of J-K Police were arrested along with arms and ammunition while they were travelling in a car, near Qazigund on the national highway.
In this regard, a case was registered in PS Qazigund as FIR No. 05/2020 dated January 11, 2020," the release read. Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir administration stripped Davinder Singh of the Sher-e-Kashmir police medal for gallantry awarded in 2018.
Singh along with top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists was arrested while they were travelling together on Sunday.