YouTuber's home too raided
Bathinda: NIA also searched the residence of YouTuber and digital creator Sukhveer Khipal in Budhlada town of Mansa district, SSP (Mansa) Bhagirath Singh Meena confirmed. As Sukhveer stays in Chandigarh, he was not available at his Budhlada home when the NIA team arrived.
NIA officials were not available for comment, but it was learnt that Sukhveer was allegedly in touch with Pakistan-based don Shahzad Bhatti. The NIA team spoke to the family members of Sukhveer and asked them to send him to NIA's Chandigarh office for questioning. Khipal has 1.07 lakh followers on Instagram. tnn
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