Punjab Police Bust Khalistan Zindabad Drive Terror Module, Two Arrested

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Police have charged the accused underneath Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and UAPA (Representational)

The Punjab Police have busted a terror module of banned organisation Khalistan Zindabad Drive (KZF) by arresting its two cadres from the state’s Hoshiarpur district.

They have been recognized as Makhan Singh Gill alias Amli and Davinder Singh alias Joyful, each residents of Noorpur Jattan village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab Director Normal of Police Dinkar Gupta stated.

Police have seized two refined arms and ammunition, together with one MP5 sub-machine gun (with two magazines and 30 dwell rounds) and one 9 mm pistol (with two magazines and 30 dwell rounds), moreover a white color automotive, 4 cell phones and an web dongle from their possession, Mr Gupta stated in a press release.

The DGP stated primarily based on inputs in regards to the disruptive designs of sure pro-Khalistan components, who had plans to disturb peace and communal concord within the state by launching terror assaults, safety forces had launched a serious drive within the state to conduct raids and verify the motion and whereabouts of members of varied terrorist modules busted previously.

“The present breakthrough is the results of these concerted efforts and the drive launched within the current previous,” he added.

Mr Gupta stated throughout preliminary investigations, Makhan Singh Gill disclosed that they have been in contact with Canada-based Harpreet Singh who had instigated them to boost a terror module in Punjab to hold out killings within the state.

“In response to Makhan Singh Gill, who has earlier been an in depth affiliate of BKI (Babbar Khalsa Worldwide) chief Wadhawa Singh, Canada-based Harpreet, a KZF operative, incessantly visited Pakistan and he is an in depth aide of Pak-based KZF chief Ranjeet Singh alias Neeta,” the DGP stated.

The arrested accused additional disclosed that the arms and ammunition had been organized for them by Ranjeet Neeta by his associates, he added.

“A few different foreign-based terrorist handlers from Germany and the USA had additionally figured within the module, who have been concerned in transferring funds from overseas to Makhan alias Amli by totally different cash switch providers and different funding channels as nicely,” Mr Gupta stated.

The DGP additional acknowledged that Makhan was a hardcore pro-Khalistan terrorist who had been earlier arrested by the Punjab Police for his involvement in smuggling arms consignments into India and numerous terror-related offences.

“Makhan has been skilled in Pakistan and he had earlier stayed within the US throughout 1980s and 1990s. He has been very intently related to Pak-based Babbar Khalsa Worldwide chief Wadhawa Singh Babbar and stayed with him in Pakistan for over 14 years,” he added.

Dinkar Gupta stated a case underneath numerous provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act and the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Modification Act has been registered at Police Station Mahalpur in Hoshiarpur district towards the accused.

He stated Makhan had been partaking in numerous terror and different felony actions previously. As many as seven circumstances had been earlier registered towards him.



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