2 BKI-linked gangster-turned-terrorists held on arrival in Mumbai
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the accused Sajan Masih and Manish Bedi were arrested from Mumbai in an intelligence-based and inter-state operation
The Punjab Police, in coordination with central agencies, have arrested two gangster-turned-terrorists linked to the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) immediately upon their arrival in Mumbai.
Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the two — Sajan Masih and Manish Bedi — were important nodes of Pakistan-based and ISI-supported (Pak-based terrorist) Harvinder Singh Rinda and US-based detained (gangster) Happy Passian.
Both have a long criminal history, with multiple cases of murder, attempt to murder, offences under the Arms and Explosives Acts, and provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) registered against them at various police stations in Batala and Amritsar.
“In a major crackdown on terrorism and organised crime, two gangster-turned-terrorists were arrested. They were operating from overseas locations, including Dubai and Armenia, while attempting to orchestrate criminal and terror activities in Punjab,” he said in a post on X.
Sharing further details in a video message, the DGP said Masih and Bedi were arrested from Mumbai in an intelligence-based and inter-state operation carried out along with the support of the central agencies.
He said Masih belongs to Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district, while Bedi is from Amritsar.
The DGP said both had shifted from Dubai to Armenia and also changed their base in some other countries.
“They were important nodes of Pak-based and ISI-supported Harvinder Singh Rinda and US-based detained gangster Happy Passian. Their involvement is in many crimes, including murders, extortions, in Dera Baba Nanak, Batala, grenade attacks in Amritsar,” he said in the video message, while terming their arrest a major success for the Punjab Police.
In April, Passia (29) was arrested by the FBI and the US Immigration Department’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in Sacramento in the US.
The DGP said Punjab Police is also tightening its noose against Bedi and Masih’s associate Shamsher alias Shera, who is coordinating terror activities based in Armenia.
He warned foreign-based nodes that they will be held accountable for their crimes and face the law in India.
