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Was DSP Davinder Singh on intelligence agency's payroll?

Days after DSP Davinder Singh was caught with two wanted terrorists in south Kashmir, Congress and the BJP traded blows over his arrest. Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in a series of tweets that a "chink in the armour" had been exposed in the Kashmir Valley, and questioned who the "real culprits" behind the Pulwama bombing were. (Singh was posted in Pulwama between May 2017 and August 8, 2018.)

Chowdhury's party colleague Randeep Singh Surjewala asked if Davinder Singh was a mere pawn, and sought clarifications from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. So, we ask was DSP Davinder Singh on intelligence agencies' payrolls? Watch as panelists debate.

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