Bathinda, Jan. 21 -- A sessions court in Faridkot on Tuesday framed charges against 12 persons in connection with the murder of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in October 2024. Though 17 people have been accused of the murder, five names, including that of jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, are not in the chargesheet as they are yet to be arrested in this case.

The additional district and sessions judge will hear the case on February 3 to record the prosecution's evidence in the crime. The court has yet to release a copy of Tuesday's proceedings. A special investigation team (SIT) had submitted a voluminous chargesheet before the court in March last year.

Gurpreet was shot dead in Kotkapura on October 9, 2024, while he was re...