• By Mayukh Debnath
  • Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:23 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Khalistani Terrorist Arrested: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested an individual accused of having ties with a Canada-based Khalistani terrorist. The arrest came amid nationwide raids against proscribed terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), the central agency said.

According to the NIA, the accused, identified as Jaspreet Singh, is a "key operative" with links to designated Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa. Jaspreet was arrested from Punjab's Ferozepur district, the counter-terror agency informed. "Premises connected with 10 suspects were searched today by NIA teams across Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab...," the NIA said in a statement.

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It added, "The NIA seized one 32-bore revolver, 69 cartridges of various bores, 100 gm heroin, 100 gm opium, Rs 2,20,500 cash and various digital devices from Jaspreet, who was found to be associated with the foreign-based terrorist Landa." NIA had initiated a probe on July 10 last year which later revealed Landa's involvement in BKI's terror conspiracies.

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Besides terror conspiracies, evidence of smuggling and cross-border and interstate supply of arms and ammunition was also unearthed by the NIA as part of the probe, news agency PTI said in a report. The accused were also found to be involved in transferring funds to their associates for carrying out acts of terrorism, the NIA statement said.

(With inputs from agencies)