NIA to probe murder of RSS worker in Ludhiana

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has handed over the probe into the killing of an RSS worker in Ludhiana to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). 

In a tweet, the Punjab Chief Minister said, on the request of RSS, he has ordered the transfer of the case to NIA for better coordination between central agencies and Punjab police. 

A state government spokesperson said, the decision was taken in view of reports that the alleged



handlers of the assailants were operating from foreign soil.Mr Singh, who met a delegation of RSS leaders in Chandigarh, announced compensation of Rs. five lakh for the slain worker's family and a government job for one of his four children. He said, his government will not tolerate lawlessness, especially targeted killings. 

Two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants had shot dead the RSS worker in Kailash Nagar locality in Ludhiana on Tuesday.