NIA takes over probe into assassination of Shaurya Chakra awardee by Khalistan terrorists India Updated: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 17:00 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 28: Taking into consideration the gravity and ramification of a case involving the killing a Shaurya Chakra awardee by Khalistan terrorists, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken up the probe into the matter. Representational Image Shaurya Chakra awardee Comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu was shot dead by two unidentified men in the early hours of October 10, 2020, at the residence-cum-school run by him in Bhikiwind, District TarnTaran, Punjab. The assailants then escaped on a bike, following which a case was registered by the Punjab police.