Punjab Police Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan is committed to making Punjab a crime-free state
Happy Pasia and Harvinder Rinda were inciting youth to carry out anti-national activities in the state by radicalizing them: DGP Gaurav Yadav
The police told U. A. P. A. A case has been registered under the sections, further investigation is ongoing
Chandigarh, March 7 (Punjab khabarnama) : Dealing a major blow to organized crime during the campaign launched to make Punjab a crime-free state as per Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Maan’s vision, the Punjab Police arrested two members of a terrorist module supported by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Possible incidents of target killing in the state have been thwarted. It is worth mentioning that this module was developed by US-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Pasia, who is a close aide of terrorist Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and his accomplice, identified as Shamsher Singh alias Shera, who is currently residing in Armenia. , being run by
Giving more information, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said that the arrested persons have been identified as Kuldeep Singh alias Ghugg resident of village Bittal Juggiyan and Avtar Singh alias Ladi resident of village Sangowal, Jalandhar. The police teams recovered from his possession two .32 bore pistols along with four magazines and 30 live cartridges and also seized a Suplander motorcycle (PB 08 F.E. 3940) on which he was traveling. is
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the preliminary investigation revealed that Happy Pasia and Shamsher Shera along with terrorists Harvinder Rinda used to radicalise the youth to carry out anti-national activities in the state. He said that the investigation has also revealed that the arrested accused were assigned the task of carrying out target killing incidents to spread terror in the state.
A case has been registered by the police under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and further investigation is on.
Giving more information, AIG Counter Intelligence Jalandhar Navjot Singh Mahal said that B. K. I. Intelligence was received about the conspiracy to carry out target killing incidents by the members of the module, acting on which C. I. The police teams of Jalandhar launched a special operation and arrested both the culprits by setting up a special checkpoint in Mahatpur.
