A newly-formed pro-Khalistan group, the Sher-e-Punjab Brigade, on Monday claimed responsibility for the murder of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader’s son in Ferozepur city of Punjab, The Times of India reported.

Khalistan refers to a proposed independent state for Sikhs sought by some groups.

Naveen Arora, the son of RSS leader Baldev Raj Arora, was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants around 7 pm on Saturday when he was walking home from his shop.

The attackers reportedly fired at him from point-blank range near the Baba Noor Shah Wali dargah.

He was taken to a private hospital, where doctors declared that he had been brought dead.

On Monday, the Sher-e-Punjab Brigade accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of “assimilating Sikhs into Hinduism in Punjab”, The Times of India reported.

Signed in the name of Paramjit Singh and issued by spokesperson Bahadur Singh Sandhu, it stated that the group was formed for the “cause of Khalistan’s freedom”.

The letter warned that members of the RSS, Shiv Sena, police and military personnel would be targeted in the future, The Indian Express reported.

Ferozepur Senior Superintendent of Police Sidhu urged residents not to react to any misinformation being shared online, The Times of India reported. “Police teams are on the job and we will nab the culprits shortly,” Sidhu told the newspaper.

An unidentified Punjab Police officer told The Indian Express that the authenticity of the letter was yet to be verified.

“It could be a fake letter or group or it could be an attempt…to mislead the investigation into the murder of Naveen Arora,” the officer was quoted as saying.

Another senior intelligence officer told the newspaper that technical data would be analysed to determine who is behind the newly-formed outfit. “In the past…many fake claims have been made to take credit for crimes in the state. We will investigate this closely to ascertain who is behind this letter,” the intelligence officer was quoted as saying.

The police have not yet identified a motive for the killing.

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