Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Thursday mentioned that it had averted possible target killings with the arrest of two members of a terror module backed by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). The operation was based mostly on intelligence enter.
Who was working the module?
Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav mentioned that the module was operated by USA-based Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian, who’s a detailed aide of a Pakistan-based terrorist.
“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,” mentioned DGP on X.
Arms and ammunition recovered
He mentioned, as per the preliminary investigations, Happy Passian was working in connivance with Rinda and Shamsher to radicalise the youth by motivating them to hold out anti-national actions within the state.
The police additionally recovered two pistols together with 4 magazines and 30 stay cartridges. “FIR has been registered under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) & Arms Act at State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar,” he mentioned.
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