Monday | Jun 23 2025 | 05:34:43 PM
New Delhi, July 2
The NIA conducted searches at nine locations in Barnala, Moga, Ferozepur in Punjab and Meerut and Muzaffarnagar in UP related to threatening and extorting money by Khalistani Terrorists at Mehna, Moga, Punjab.
The case was originally registered as FIR in May this year under Sections 386, 387, 397 and 400 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, section 22 of NDPS Act, 1985 and sections 25(6), 25(7) of Arms Act, 1959 and added sections 10, 11,16 and 18(B) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1959 and section 115 of Indian Penal Codr.
The Punjab police had received information that Arshdeep Singh from Dala, Mehna, Moga, Charanjit Singh from Beehla, Barnala and Ramandeep Singh from Ferozepur, all currently abroad, had formed a gang and are threatening and extorting money from people. The NIA had re-registered the case in June and taken over the investigation.
The NIA arrested three accused and have been arrested and arms &land ammunitions have been recovered at the instance of the arrested accused persons.
The absconding accused Arshdeep Singh is a close associate of Hardeep Singh alias Nijjar (declared designated terrorist by the Govt. of India), Chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) and as per his directions he had formed this terrorist gang comprising gangster based in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, India. The arrested accused persons have killed three businessmen/entities based in Punjab and they had identified other targets as well.
According to the NIA, in the searches conducted today at Beehla in Barnala, Dala in Moga, Ghall Khurd and Satiawala in Ferozepur in Punjab, Hastinapur and Udyawali in UP, empty bullet cartridges, one polybag containing 122 grams of narcotic substance, digital devices including, compact drives, mobile phones, SIM cards and many incriminating documents have been recovered.
The NIA is further probing the case.
