Punjab Police arrests two members of BKI-backed terror module

Police recover pistols along with 4 magazines and 30 live cartridges from them.

March 07, 2024 11:29 am | Updated 11:40 am IST - Chandigarh

Babbar Khalsa International terrorist who were arrested in a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Counter Intelligence team in Ludhiana. File photo

Babbar Khalsa International terrorist who were arrested in a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Counter Intelligence team in Ludhiana. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI

In an intelligence-based operation, the Punjab Police on Thursday, March 7, 2024, said it has averted possible target killings with the arrest of two members of the Babbar Khalsa International-backed terror module.

"The module was operated by #USA based Harpreet Singh @ Happy Passian, a close aide of #Pakistan based terrorist Harwinder Singh @ Rinda, along with his associate identified as Shamsher Singh @ Shera presently based in #Armenia," Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav said on X.

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He said, according to the preliminary investigations, Happy Passian was working in connivance with Rinda and Shamsher to radicalise the youth by motivating them to carry out anti-national activities in the state.

"Recovered 2 pistols along with 4 magazines & 30 live cartridges. FIR has been registered under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) & Arms Act at State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar," he said.

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