Pro-khalistan Terrorists

NIA files chargesheet against key accused in Chandigarh grenade attack case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a key accused in the Chandigarh Sector 10 grenade attack case, masterminded by foreign-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists, an official statement issued on Saturday said. Abhijot Singh alias Babba alias Gopi, a Punjab resident who was arrested in April this year for his involvement in the attack, has been charged in the supplementary chargesheet filed before a special NIA court in Chandigarh on Friday, it said. The attack, which targeted a retired Punjab Police officer, was part of a conspiracy to spread fear in the society, said the statement issued by the probe agency. The conspiracy was orchestrated by Pakistan-based BKI terrorist Harwinder Singh alias Rinda, in collusion with US-based gangster Happy Passia, it said. As per the NIA investigations, Passia was responsible for the recruitment and funding, and for providing weapons and explosives to the India-based operatives. Both Rinda and Passia were ...

Babbar Khalsa terrorist Parminder Pindi extradited from UAE to India

A Babbar Khalsa International terrorist, involved in multiple heinous crimes, has been extradited from the UAE, said a top Punjab Police officer on Saturday. Parminder Singh alias Pindi, a close aide of foreign-based terrorists Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and Happy Passia, has been brought from Abu Dhabi in the UAE in close coordination with the central agencies, said Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav. Yadav said Pindi was involved in multiple heinous crimes, including petrol bomb attacks, violent assaults and extortions in Batala in Gurdaspur. In a post on X, Yadav said acting swiftly on a red corner notice (RCN) requested by the Batala police, a dedicated four-member team led by a senior police officer travelled to the UAE on September 24, coordinated with the Ministry of External Affairs and the UAE authorities. After completing all legal formalities, the police team successfully brought the accused back to face justice, said Yadav.

NIA files FIR against pro-Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun allegedly offered ₹11 crore to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from hoisting the national flag on Independence Day this year

Arrested: Pannun aide and SFJ leader Gosal caught with banned gun in Canada

Gosal was arrested in Oshawa, Ontario, and was charged with illegally having and carelessly using a banned gun in a way that put public safety at risk

Khalistani groups receiving financial backing from within Canada: Report

A Canadian government report says Khalistani groups, including Babbar Khalsa International and ISYF, are receiving financial support through networks operating in Canada

Terror group Babbar Khalsa International's 3 operatives arrested in Mohali

SSOC arrested three associates from the module, which is being operated by Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Rinda, according to a statement by the Punjab DGP

'Justice will be done': Kash Patel on arrest of terrorist Harpreet Singh

Kash Patel, FBI Director, has assured that justice will be done following the arrest of Gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh in the US. Singh alias Happy Passia alias Jora, wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks across Punjab and who is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan's ISI and Khalistani group BKI, was arrested in the US on April 18 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations in Sacramento. "CAPTURED: HARPREET SINGH, part of an alleged foreign terrorist gang here illegally in the United States, who we believe was involved in planning multiple attacks on police stations both in India and the United States. @FBISacramento conducted the investigation, coordinating with our partners locally as well as in India," Indian-American Patel said in a post on X on Monday. "Excellent work from all, and justice will be done. The FBI will continue finding those who perpetrate violence no ..

NIA searches multiple locations linked with Khalistani terrorist Goldy Brar

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched multiple locations, linked with Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar, across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The premises belonging to suspects and accused associated with Canada-based terrorist Brar and US-based gangster Randeep Malik were searched in connection with the agency's probe in the December 2024 grenade attacks at Warehouse Club and Human Club at Sector-29 in Gurugram. "Several electronic and other incriminating materials were recovered during the searches conducted at eight locations in various districts of the two states this morning," a statement issued by the NIA said. The material is being examined by the NIA for clues to unravel the conspiracy behind the bombing incident, in which arms, ammunition and explosives were seized from the accused involved in the attacks, it said. Soon after the attacks, gangster Rohit Godara had taken responsibility through a social media po

US religious freedom panel recommends sanctions against Indian spy agency

This follows accusations against the agency regarding its alleged involvement in the assassination of Khalistani separatists

7 aides of Amritpal Singh remanded to 4-day police custody by Punjab court

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh's seven associates were on Friday produced before a court here in connection with the attack on the Ajnala police station in 2023 and remanded to police custody till March 25. The seven were released from the Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam and re-arrested in another case by the Punjab Police. All seven detainees were produced before the court in Ajnala here under tight security and sent to four-day police remand, officials said. Police here sought the remand on various grounds, including to recover some mobile phones and weapons, and to conduct further investigations. The Punjab government had decided not to reinvoke the NSA at the end of the detention period of Amritpal's seven associates. Punjab Police had secured their transit remand and after completing the legal transfer process from Dibrugarh Central they were brought to Ajnala. A 25-member Punjab Police team had been camping in Dibrugarh for the past few days to facilitate the transfer of .

Punjab Police to transport 7 accomplices of Amritpal Singh from Assam

Pro-Khalistan radical preacher Amritpal Singh's seven accomplices, who were released from Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam following the withdrawal of NSA charges against them and re-arrested in another case by Punjab Police, will be flown to the northern state on Thursday, officials said. Punjab Police re-arrested them for attacking a police station on the outskirts of Amritsar in 2023 and got a transit remand from a local court here. "All seven detainees will be flown to Punjab under tight security. Punjab Police has secured their transit remand and are now completing the legal transfer process from Dibrugarh Central Jail," a senior official told PTI. A 25-member Punjab Police team has been camping in Dibrugarh for the past few days to facilitate the transfer of Singh's accomplices, who have been imprisoned along with the Waris Punjab De (WPD) leader here for nearly two years. "They will be taken to Punjab on two different commercial flights. Three of them have already been brough

Rajnath meets Tulsi Gabbard, urges action against Khalistani movement

This discussion comes after US prosecutors charged an Indian national, Nikhil Gupta, for allegedly being involved in a plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in November last year

Highlights: We call upon authorities to take stringent action, says MEA on vandalism at temple in US

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India condemns vandalism at Hindu temple in US by Khalistani extremists

The repsonse comes after a BAPS Hindu Temple located in California's Chino Hills was vandalised with discretionary messages by extremists ahead of a 'Khalistani referendum' in Los Angeles

UK report highlights pro-Khalistan, Hindu nationalist extremism as threats

Two types of extremism with their origins in the Indian subcontinent -- pro-Khalistan extremism and Hindu nationalist extremism -- have been flagged as threats to understand in a leaked report into the UK government's Extremism Review'. Extremely Confused: The government's new counter-extremism review revealed', authored by Andrew Gilligan and Dr Paul Scott for the Policy Exchange think tank released earlier this week, claims 'Hindu nationalist extremism' has found a mention in such a review for the first time. UK Home Office Security Minister Dan Jarvis told the House of Commons on Tuesday that it was not entirely clear which version of the report was leaked and stressed that its claims did not represent government policy. It follows Home Secretary Yvette Cooper ordering a Rapid Analytical Sprint' last August to determine the Labour government's policy on extremism. As per the leaked report, the longest section is labelled Understand and lists nine types of extremism in the follow

Canadian court grants bail to 4 Indians arrested in Nijjar murder case

Karan Brar, Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpreet Singh and Amandeep Singh were arrested by Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police in connection with the Nijjar murder probe

Justin Trudeau resignation: From Jagmeet's U-turn to FM's exit, key moments

Trudeau, elected in 2015 after a decade of Conservative rule, was praised for reviving Canada's liberal identity but lost support recently amid surging living costs and concerns over immigration

UAPA Tribunal confirms Centre's decision to ban Sikhs for Justice for 5 yrs

The central government has recently constituted an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal to examine whether there is sufficient cause to extend the declaration of banned pro-Khalistan group SFJ

2 police personnel injured as UP, Punjab police kill Khalistani terrorists

The three 'terrorists', believed to have been responsible for the grenade attack on a police station in Gurdaspur

Smear campaign: MEA rejects new Canadian media report on Nijjar killing

India on Wednesday strongly trashed as "smear campaign" a Canadian media report that claimed that the Indian prime minister was aware of the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such "ludicrous statements" should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve. "We do not normally comment on media reports. However, such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve," he said. "Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties," he said. Jaiswal was responding to media queries regarding the report in Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. In the report, the newspaper cited inputs from a senior national security official. The report claimed the Indian national security advisor and the external affairs minister were also in the loop of the ...