Ludhiana, March 29 -- The Machhiwara police have arrested a key accused, who was recently deported from the United States, in connection with the September 30, 2024, attempted murder of a school trustee over extortion.

The accused, Kamalpreet Singh, alias Billa, a resident of Kotla in Amritsar, was apprehended at the Delhi airport following his deportation from the US. Police had earlier issued a Look Out Circular against Kamalpreet Singh.

The case pertains to an attack on Baldev Singh, a trustee of Garden Valley International School, who was shot at while travelling from Machhiwara Sahib to Chandigarh. The incident took place near the Garhi bridge on the Sirhind canal, around three kilometres from the school. In the attack, one of the ...