India, Sept. 22 -- The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with Batala police, central agencies and Nagaland Police, arrested two key accused involved in a murder case, from Kohima in Nagaland, said Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.

Those arrested have been identified as Harmanpreet Singh, alias Harman, and his cousin Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, both residents of Kaler village in Batala.

According to information, some unidentified persons had shot dead Jugraj Singh, alias Jugga, a resident of Cheema Khudi in Batala and member of block samiti, at his village on September 9.

Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that this target killing was executed on the directions of for...