According to a report published by The Associated Press, Pakistani police have arrested six people allegedly involved in the killing of a Sikh lawmaker who was a provincial adviser on minority affairs.
Earlier, the Pakistani Taliban had claimed responsibility for the killing of Sardar Soran Singh, who was gunned down while heading home on Friday night in northwestern Pakistan. Singh had served as a provincial adviser for minority affairs.
But police said the killing was ordered by Baldev Kumar, a rival Sikh politician, who paid hired assassins around $10,000 to carry out the shooting.
Azad Khan, police chief in the district where the killing took place, announced the arrests on Monday and paraded the suspects, including Kumar, before reporters, who were not allowed to interview the detainees.
