LUCKNOW: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday seized several illegal arms and ammunition, along with incriminating documents, digital devices and cash, in a massive multi-state crackdown in three cases relating to conspiracies and activities of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the Lawrence Bishnoi crime syndicate, among others.
Earlier in the day, the NIA teams, as part of the mega operations, raided a total of 32 locations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. The central probe agency also conducted raids in Chandigarh.
The seizures in the searches included two pistols, two magazines and ammunition, along with cash amounting to Rs 4.60 lakh.
The three cases in which the NIA swooped down today relate to the terror activities being carried out by the BKI, a banned terrorist outfit, and the terrorist-gangster networks operating in the country.
Such activities include smuggling and induction of terrorist hardware, such as arms and ammunition, explosives, and IEDs across the borders. The terror hardware is being used by operatives/members of terror outfits and organised criminal syndicates for carrying out bomb explosions, targeted killings, extortions, terror funding, etc., across the country.
The crackdown involved raids at 16 locations in cases related to the activities of the chiefs/members of BKI. NIA, which had registered the case suo moto on July 10 last year, has identified Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa as among the key conspirators involved in hatching terror conspiracies and smuggling of arms and ammunition into Punjab. They have also been sending funds to their associates through various MTSS channels for carrying out terrorist acts, as per NIA investigations.
A total of seven locations raided have links to the crime syndicates being run on the directions of Lawrence Bishnoi and his associates, including Goldy Brar, under UA(P)A.
The syndicate has spread its mafia-style criminal networks in several states and abroad by conspiring with Harwinder Singh alias Rinda, a “designated Individual terrorist”.
These networks have been involved in many sensational crimes, such as the murders of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and religious and social leaders like Pardeep Kumar. These networks also carry out large-scale extortions from businessmen and professionals.
The third case in which NIA conducted nine raids included various proscribed terrorist organizations and criminal gangs based in India and abroad, which have been involved in hatching terror and criminal conspiracies in various parts of the country.
The searches were part of NIA’s continuous crackdown on terrorist outfits and individual terrorists engaged in carrying out criminal/terrorist activities in India, as well as their support networks.
Earlier in the day, the NIA teams, as part of the mega operations, raided a total of 32 locations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. The central probe agency also conducted raids in Chandigarh.
The seizures in the searches included two pistols, two magazines and ammunition, along with cash amounting to Rs 4.60 lakh.
The three cases in which the NIA swooped down today relate to the terror activities being carried out by the BKI, a banned terrorist outfit, and the terrorist-gangster networks operating in the country.
Such activities include smuggling and induction of terrorist hardware, such as arms and ammunition, explosives, and IEDs across the borders. The terror hardware is being used by operatives/members of terror outfits and organised criminal syndicates for carrying out bomb explosions, targeted killings, extortions, terror funding, etc., across the country.
The crackdown involved raids at 16 locations in cases related to the activities of the chiefs/members of BKI. NIA, which had registered the case suo moto on July 10 last year, has identified Harwinder Singh alias Rinda and Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa as among the key conspirators involved in hatching terror conspiracies and smuggling of arms and ammunition into Punjab. They have also been sending funds to their associates through various MTSS channels for carrying out terrorist acts, as per NIA investigations.
A total of seven locations raided have links to the crime syndicates being run on the directions of Lawrence Bishnoi and his associates, including Goldy Brar, under UA(P)A.
The syndicate has spread its mafia-style criminal networks in several states and abroad by conspiring with Harwinder Singh alias Rinda, a “designated Individual terrorist”.
These networks have been involved in many sensational crimes, such as the murders of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala and religious and social leaders like Pardeep Kumar. These networks also carry out large-scale extortions from businessmen and professionals.
The third case in which NIA conducted nine raids included various proscribed terrorist organizations and criminal gangs based in India and abroad, which have been involved in hatching terror and criminal conspiracies in various parts of the country.
The searches were part of NIA’s continuous crackdown on terrorist outfits and individual terrorists engaged in carrying out criminal/terrorist activities in India, as well as their support networks.
