Chandigarh, May 19 -- A special NIA court in Chandigarh dismissed the regular bail application of Gurwinder Singh alias Laddy, an accused in the January 2024 Sector 5 firing and extortion case allegedly linked to designated terrorist Goldy Brar.

Special judge Bhawna Jain passed the order. She observed that there were reasonable grounds to believe the accusations against the accused were prima facie true, attracting the stringent provisions of Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

According to the prosecution, the case pertains to firing outside the residence of a businessman in Sector 5, Chandigarh, on January 19, 2024, allegedly after he refused to meet extortion demands raised by Goldy Brar. The NIA alleged that ...