NEW DELHI: Avtar Singh Khanda, also referred to as Ranjodh Singh, reportedly died on the Sandwell Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom on Thursday. Khanda was affected by blood most cancers and was present process remedy on the Sandwell Hospital in West Birmingham for the previous few days.
Who Was Avtar Singh Khanda?
Avtar Singh Khanda is believed to be the mastermind of the March 19 assault on the Indian High Commission in London. Khanda was additionally an in depth aide of radical Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh who was arrested by the Punjab Police after evading the regulation for a number of weeks. He is believed to have allegedly groomed Amritpal Singh, who was made the pinnacle of ‘Warris Punjab De’ after Deep Sidhu’s dying. Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab police within the Moga district on March 23 and charged with crimes regarding disharmony amongst courses, try to homicide, assault on police personnel and creating obstructions within the lawful discharge of responsibility by public servants. Singh is at present languishing in jail.
Khalistan Liberation Force Chief
Avtar Singh Khanda was the chief of the UK-based terrorist group Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF). He was a political asylum seeker within the UK and performed a significant position in radicalising Sikh youth in the direction of the separatist motion. He was arrested within the UK after he introduced down the Indian Tricolour at its embassy in London.
Terror Links
Khanda was additionally a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative, an organisation that has been banned internationally by many nations together with Canada, the US, and even the UK. He entered the UK through a pupil visa and have become related to separatist teams energetic in a few of the key gurudwaras within the nation. These locations are stated to be managed by Khalistani supporters to gather funds within the identify of human rights violations in opposition to the Sikh neighborhood in India.
Punjab Connection
Born within the Moga district of Punjab, Avtar Singh Khanda moved to London at a really early age. He was thought-about to be having shut hyperlinks with Khalistani terrorists Paramjit Singh Pamma and Jagtar Singh Tara. Khanda, who was accused of coaching and radicalising the Sikh kids, was named amongst those that had been hatching a conspiracy in opposition to the Indian state.
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Khanda’s father was a KLF terrorist who was gunned down by the safety forces in 1991 whereas his mom has additionally been associated to a KLF terrorist with sturdy hyperlinks to a Pakistani deep state referred to as Gurjant Singh Budhsigwala.
Attack On The Indian Embassy In UK
National Investigating Agency had recognized Khanda together with three others as the principle miscreants behind the violent protest exterior the Indian mission in London. According to the NIA and Punjab Police, Khanda was an skilled in making improvised explosive units or IEDs and even gave demonstrations of bomb-making in some gurudwaras within the UK.
