New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday recorded the statements of prosecution witnesses in the Punjab targeted killing case involving five accused allegedly linked to Khalistani terror outfits. The case relates to the targeted killings of RSS functionaries and Hindu leaders in Punjab during 2016 and 2017. The Supreme Court had transferred the matter to the NIA court in New Delhi for trial. Additional sessions judge (NIA) Prashant Sharma recorded the testimony of a protected witness cited by the investigation agency. The accused - Hardeep Singh alias Shera, Raman Deep Singh alias Bagga, Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi, Manpreet Singh and Amninder Singh - were produced before the court amid tight security. They are facing trial in eight cases of murder and attempt to murder. In all, 14 accused have been chargesheeted under sections related to murder, criminal conspiracy and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjpur, along with advocates Rahul Sahani and Sahil Warsi, appeared for the accused. He submitted that the accused have been in custody since 2017. The Supreme Court, during the hearing on the bail plea of Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi, directed that the trial, pursuant to the order, has been conducted since February 4, and that the prosecution evidence has been recorded. Evidence of two protected witnesses has been recorded with the matter now listed for February 16. Johal, a UK citizen, is alleged to have travelled to Paris in 2013 and handed over £3,000 to Harminder Singh Mintu for procuring arms. His bail plea remains pending before the Supreme Court, which has sought a report on the evidence of protected witnesses by February 24. The next hearing on bail is scheduled for March 24, advocate Manjpur said....