The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) has arrested a key aide of designated particular person Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu, alias Landa, in a significant terror community case involving the provision of lethal weapons, the company stated on Friday.
Recognized as Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai alias Balli, hailing from Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh, was arrested on Thursday from Punjab and located to be a significant weapons provider to Landa’s brokers in Punjab.
As per the anti-terror company, these provided weapons had been used to hold out large-scale terror actions, together with extortions from businessmen and others.
NIA’s investigations within the case (RC 21/2023/NIA/DLI) led to the arrest of 1 Gurpreet Singh Gopi, recognized as an affiliate of Landa and of one other Khalistani terrorist, Satnam Singh Satta.
Investigations into the case, registered by NIA suo moto on July 10 final 12 months, revealed that Baljeet Singh had supplied weapons to Satta too as a part of the bigger conspiracy of assorted banned Khalistani terrorist organisations to destabilise India by unleashing violent acts in Punjab and different locations.
“Each Landa and Satta are believed to be working from international soil to advertise terror in India,” stated the NIA, including it’s persevering with with its investigation as a part of its crackdown on the Khalistani terrorist outfits.
