NIA arrests UAE-deported accused in 2024 killing of VHP leader Vikas Prabhakar
Harwinder Kumar alias Sonu was arrested at Delhi's IGI Airport after being deported from the UAE and was produced before a special NIA court.
- UNI
Harwinder Kumar alias Sonu was arrested at Delhi's IGI Airport after being deported from the UAE and was produced before a special NIA court. The NIA alleges he recruited and handled the shooters and arranged funding and weapons.
Prabhakar was shot dead at his shop in Nangal, Rupnagar, on 13 April 2024, in a killing the NIA attributes to Babbar Khalsa International operatives.
Key data
Case registered 9 May 2024. 3 chargesheets filed. A UAE-based co-accused was arrested on 14 Aug 2026.
Why it matters
It is the second Gulf-linked arrest in two months and signals better India-UAE cooperation against Khalistani networks that target Hindu leaders in Punjab.
GK: did you know?
The NIA was created under the NIA Act, 2008, enacted after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
