Tuesday | Jun 03 2025 | 03:32:51 PM
New Delhi, April 18
Gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, a close associate of Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, have been detained in the US.
NIA had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh on Happy Passia over his alleged involvement in grenade attacks on a house in Chandigarh and police stations in Punjab.
Over the last seven months, 16 grenade attacks have been reported in Punjab, targeting police posts, religious sites, and residences of public figures,including BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia. Passia’s name has cropped up during investigations into at least 14 such attacks.
NIA's investigtions into the Sector 10 attack revealed that Passia allegedly orchestrated it while allegedly working for Rinda. The grenade attack, which targeted former SP Jaskirat Singh Chahal and his family, was carried out by two persons identified as Rohan and Vishal Masih who escaped after hurling the grenade. Passia later claimed responsibility for the attack on social media.
Last year, after questioning a number of associates of Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa, a Canada-based Khalistani terrorist, and Rinda, the NIA had found that both the terrorists have stopped working together and Rinda has started working with one Passia raising a new syndicate and terror module.
