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India Gazette
7 days ago
- India Gazette
NIA raids 18 places in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh in terror conspiracy case
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 18 places across Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in a terror conspiracy case. The raids are underway since early morning at the locations of suspects at nine places in Punjab, seven in Haryana and two in Uttar Pradesh. The NIA team is being assisted by state police forces of the three states during the raids being conducted based on specific inputs. The NIA's has been carrying out raids in the past in Punjab in connection with terrorist networks allegedly linked to pro-Khalistani groups and other anti-national elements operating within India and abroad. The anti-terror agency is investigating a larger conspiracy involving attempts to revive terrorism in Punjab through targeted killings, extortion, and smuggling. Earlier on June 22, NIA chargesheeted Jatinder Singh, a key abide of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKL) terrorist Lakhbir Singh, also known as Landa and dreaded gangster Pavittar Batala in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. Jatinder Singh alias Joti, hailing from Gurdaspur district of Punjab, was arrested by NIA from Mumbai on December 23, 2024 in the case, said NIA in a statement. NIA found during the investigation that Jatinder was involved in illegal procurement and supply of firearms from Madhya Pradesh to Punjab-based gangsters. He was facilitating the supply of weapons to ground operatives of Batala, a close associate of Designated Individual Terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa. Batala's foreign-based associates were coordinating Jatinder's operations in India. The weapons were being used by Batala's operatives in Punjab to promote BKI's criminal-terror activities. It was further found during NIA investigations that Jatinder used to procure illegal weapons from a known arms supplier, Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai, in Madhya Pradesh. Baljeet had already been arrested and chargesheeted by the NIA. The accused were using virtual numbers and encrypted applications to avoid detection by LEAs. NIA is investigating the role of Landa as well as designated terrorist'>terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and their foreign-based accomplices in the conspiracy. (ANI)
NDTV
7 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Anti-Terror Agency NIA Raids 18 Places In Punjab, Haryana, UP In Conspiracy Case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 18 places across Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in a terror conspiracy case. The raids are underway since early morning at the locations of suspects at nine places in Punjab, seven in Haryana and two in Uttar Pradesh. The NIA team is being assisted by state police forces of the three states during the raids being conducted based on specific inputs. The NIA's has been carrying out raids in the past in Punjab in connection with terrorist networks allegedly linked to pro-Khalistani groups and other anti-national elements operating within India and abroad. The anti-terror agency is investigating a larger conspiracy involving attempts to revive terrorism in Punjab through targeted killings, extortion, and smuggling. Earlier on June 22, NIA chargesheeted Jatinder Singh, a key abide of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKL) terrorist Lakhbir Singh, also known as Landa and dreaded gangster Pavittar Batala in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. Jatinder Singh alias Joti, hailing from Gurdaspur district of Punjab, was arrested by NIA from Mumbai on December 23, 2024 in the case, said NIA in a statement. NIA found during the investigation that Jatinder was involved in illegal procurement and supply of firearms from Madhya Pradesh to Punjab-based gangsters. He was facilitating the supply of weapons to ground operatives of Batala, a close associate of Designated Individual Terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa. Batala's foreign-based associates were coordinating Jatinder's operations in India. The weapons were being used by Batala's operatives in Punjab to promote BKI's criminal-terror activities. It was further found during NIA investigations that Jatinder used to procure illegal weapons from a known arms supplier, Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai, in Madhya Pradesh. Baljeet had already been arrested and chargesheeted by the NIA. The accused were using virtual numbers and encrypted applications to avoid detection by LEAs. NIA is investigating the role of Landa as well as designated terrorist">terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and their foreign-based accomplices in the conspiracy.
India Gazette
22-06-2025
- India Gazette
NIA chargesheets key aide of BKI terrorist Landa and gangster Batala in Punjab terror conspiracy case
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted Jatinder Singh, a key aide of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Lakhbir Singh also known as Landa and dreaded gangster Pavittar Batala in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. Jatinder Singh alias Joti, hailing from Gurdaspur district of Punjab, was arrested by NIA from Mumbai on December 23, 2024 in the case, said NIA in a statement. NIA found during the investigation that Jatinder was involved in illegal procurement and supply of firearms from Madhya Pradesh to Punjab-based gangsters. He was facilitating the supply of weapons to ground operatives of Batala, a close associate of Designated Individual Terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa. Batala's foreign-based associates were coordinating Jatinder's operations in India. The weapons were being used by Batala's operatives in Punjab to promote BKI's criminal-terror activities. It was further found during NIA investigations that Jatinder used to procure illegal weapons from a known arms supplier, Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai, in Madhya Pradesh. Baljeet had already been arrested and chargesheeted by the NIA. The accused were using virtual numbers and encrypted applications to avoid detection by LEAs. NIA is investigating the role of Landa as well as designated terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and their foreign-based accomplices in the conspiracy. On June 12, NIA searched 15 locations linked with the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror organisation in Punjab and Haryana. The places searched include Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Kapurthala and Rupnagar districts of Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana in connection with the January 2025 grenade attack at a police post in Amritsar district of Punjab, said the NIA in a statement. NIA said a host of incriminating materials, including mobiles and digital devices and documents, were seized during the searches, and are being examined for further clues to the terror syndicate of BKI. As part of its investigation, NIA, which took over the case in April 2025 and re-registered it as RC-09/2025/NIA/DLI, on June 12 searched the premises of accused and suspects linked to Mandeep as well as Sarwan Singh alias Bhola, currently based in USA, and his brother Mandeep Singh alias Makka. (ANI)
Hans India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
NIA chargesheets key aide of BKI terrorist Landa in Punjab terror conspiracy case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against a key aide of designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) organisation and dreaded gangster Pavittar Batala in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. The aide identified as Jatinder Singh alias Joti is a resident of the Gurdaspur district of Punjab. He was arrested by the NIA from Mumbai on December 23, 2024, in the case RC-21/2023/NIA/DLI. The NIA had found during the investigation that Jatinder was involved in the illegal procurement and supply of firearms from Madhya Pradesh to Punjab-based gangsters. According to a press release issued by the agency on Sunday, "Jatinder Singh was facilitating the supply of weapons to ground operatives of Batala, a close associate of Designated Individual Terrorist Lakhbir Singh @ Landa. Batala's foreign-based associates were coordinating Jatinder's operations in India. The weapons were being used by Batala's operatives in Punjab to promote BKI's criminal-terror activities." It was further found during NIA investigations that Jatinder used to procure illegal weapons from a known arms supplier, Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai, in Madhya Pradesh. Baljeet had already been arrested and charge-sheeted by the NIA. The accused were using virtual numbers and encrypted applications to avoid detection. At the time of Jatinder's arrest in 2024, the NIA had said that this marked a major step forward in its efforts to dismantle the terror-gangster nexus by preventing the smuggling of arms, ammunition, explosives, etc., and raising funds for carrying out terrorist acts on Indian soil. The NIA is investigating the role of Landa as well as designated terrorist Harwinder Singh, alias Rinda and their foreign-based accomplices in the conspiracy. The Union Home Ministry has designated Lakhbir Singh Landa, a 34-year-old Canada-based gangster, as a terrorist under the stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Landa was involved in a rocket attack on the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali in 2021, among other terrorist activities, according to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He fled to Canada in 2017.
Hindustan Times
14-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Ludhiana: Steno caught for taking ₹24L bribe at SDM office in Raikot
The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) arrested a stenographer posted in the office of Raikot sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Gurbir Singh Kohli, for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹24.06 lakh. The accused, Jatinder Singh, was arrested on Thursday night, following a complaint from a resident of Sukhana village in Raikot. The complainant alleged that both SDM Kohli and his steno, Jatinder, were taking bribes from the public for doing official work. Following this, the vigilance team questioned Jatinder and searched his office, where they found ₹24.06 lakh cash inside an almirah. The steno could not explain the source of the money, so he was taken into custody. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at the VB Police Station in Ludhiana. Officials said that further investigation is underway. Sources said there was high drama at the SDM office on Thursday evening. Local AAP MLA Hakam Singh Thekedar reportedly reached the office after receiving a tip-off that a bribe was being demanded to transfer a piece of land. He called the vigilance officials to the spot. SDM Gurbir Singh Kohli had reportedly left the office before the VB team arrived. A vigilance official said that the SDM's role is also under investigation, and appropriate action will be taken based on the findings.
