AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police, in close coordination with central agencies, has successfully intercepted and arrested two gangster-turned-terrorists linked with the banned terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) immediately upon their arrival in Mumbai, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.
Those arrested have been identified as Sajan Masih, a resident of Veroke in Gurdaspur and Sukhdev Kumar alias Munish Bedi, a resident of Lahori Gate in Amritsar. Both the accused persons have a substantial criminal history, with multiple cases of murder, attempt to murder, arms and explosives, and under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) registered against them at various police stations of Batala and Amritsar.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that both the arrested accused persons were the important nodes of Pak-based ISI-supported Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and USA-based detained BKI-operative Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia. “They (arrested persons) were operating from overseas locations, including Dubai and Armenia, while attempting to orchestrate criminal and terror activities in Punjab, ” he said, while terming it as a big success of the Punjab Police.
Pertinently, as part of this sustained efforts, Punjab Police has got issued Look Out Circulars (LOC) and Red Corner Notices against various wanted criminals, who have taken shelter at foreign lands, which helped in tracking both the criminals.