Punjab Police Foils Target Killings: 2 BKI Module Members Arrested
CHANDIGARH, March 7 Punjab Police, under the leadership of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, thwarted potential target killings in the state by apprehending two members of a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)-backed terror module.
Amidst the ongoing effort to establish Punjab as a crime-free state, as envisioned by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, law enforcement authorities made the arrests. Harpreet Singh, also known as Happy Passian and based in the USA, operates the module alongside his associate Shamsher Singh, alias Shera, who is currently located in Armenia. Additionally,
Arrested Individuals Identified with Weapons Seized
Authorities have identified those arrested as Kuldeep Singh alias Ghugg from village Bittal Jhuggian and Avtar Singh alias Laddi from village Sangowal in Jalandhar. Police teams have also recovered two .32 bore pistols along with four magazines and 30 live cartridges from their possession, besides impounding a Splendor motorcycle (PB08 FE 3940) on which they were travelling.
DGP: Passian, Shera Allegedly Collaborated with Terrorist Rinda
DGP Gaurav Yadav stated that preliminary investigations suggest Happy Passian and Shamsher Shera were working in connivance with terrorist Harwinder Rinda to radicalize the youth by motivating them to carry out anti-national activities in the state. He said that the Police have invoked sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and further investigations are on.
CI Jalandhar Thwarts BKI Target Killing Plot
Case Registered Under UAPA, Arms Act, and IPC
The Police Station State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, registered case FIR no. 17 dated 04.03.2024 under sections 10, 13, 17, 18, 18-B, and 20 of the UAPA, sections 25 and 25 (7) of the Arms Act, and sections 115 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
