# NIA arrests Manveer Ram in VHP leader murder case 2026-08-15T02:51:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The National Investigation Agency has arrested Manveer Ram alias Ashu in the murder case of VHP leader Vikas Prabhakar in Nangal, Punjab. Immigration authorities detained him at Amritsar International Airport on Thursday using a Look Out Circular issued by the agency. He will be produced before a special NIA court. The NIA took over the investigation on May 9, 2024, and has filed a chargesheet and two supplementary chargesheets. According to the agency, Germany-based handlers of the banned Babbar Khalsa International, identified as Harjit Singh alias Laddi and Kulbeer Singh alias Sidhu, planned the killing. Investigators allege that Ram, who operated from the UAE, arranged firearms and linked the foreign-based handlers with suppliers and associates in India. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Amritsar, Babbar Khalsa International, NIA, Punjab, Vikas Prabhakar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nia-arrests-manveer-ram-in-vhp-leader-murder-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nia-arrests-manveer-ram-in-vhp-leader-murder-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.