NIA court declares 6 gangster-turned-‘terror’ operatives proclaimed offenders
New Delhi: A special NIA court here has declared six “gangster-turned-‘terrorist’ mafia operatives”, based out of Canada and Pakistan, proclaimed offenders, an official of the federal agency said on Tuesday.
The six accused are Canada-based Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala, Ramandeep Singh alias Raman Judge, Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa and Pakistan-based Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, Lakhbir Singh Rode and Wadhawa Singh Babbar, the official said.
The case relates to terror activities of proscribed pro-Khalistan terrorist organisations such as Khalistan Liberation Force, Babbar Khalsa International and International Sikh Youth Federation.
The official said investigations had revealed that the accused had entered into a criminal conspiracy to smuggle terrorist hardware across international borders for use by their associates in carrying out terrorist acts on the Indian territory.
They were also involved in the recruitment of terrorist cadres in India and raising funds for proscribed organisations, the official said.
