NIA searches 15 locations linked to Babbar Khalsa terror group in Punjab

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched 15 locations in Punjab on Friday, linked to the terror group Babbar Khalsa International, in connection with the grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur district in December last year. The searches, carried out in Gurdaspur, Batala, Amritsar, and Kapurthala districts of Punjab, resulted in the seizure of various incriminating materials, including mobile devices and documents.

The premises of suspects linked to US-based BKI operative Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passian and his associates, including Shamsher Singh Shera alias Honey, were under scrutiny. Happy, a key aide of Pakistan-based BKI terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda, has been found to be responsible for orchestrating numerous grenade attacks on police stations and posts in Punjab and Haryana.

NIA investigations in the case revealed that the arrested accused, who committed the crime, was acting on the directions of Happy, along with Shamsher and other associates. According to NIA investigations, BKI operatives based in various countries were engaged in a criminal conspiracy to recruit and train India-based associates, provide funds, weapons, and explosives to the outfit’s field operatives.

These activities were carried out through their associates and acquaintances abroad, including in Pakistan. The conspiracy aimed to carry out terror acts on Indian soil. The NIA continues its investigation in the case, registered on the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs.