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The NIA raided several bases of BKI. (File photo)
New Delhi. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday searched several locations associated with gangster Happy Pasia at different places across Punjab in a case of conspiracy by Babbar Khalsa International, which is associated with Khalistani terrorist Harvinder Singh alias Rinda. NIA was investigated at a total of 17 places in Gurdaspur, Batala, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Tarn Taran, Amritsar and Faridkot districts, in which several objectionable materials including mobile phones, digital devices and documents were seized.
In the RC-21/2023/NIA/DLI case, Harpreet Singh alias Happy Pasia and his colleagues located in various countries were searched in the premises. Harpreet Singh aka Happy Pasia is currently in the US, and is the leading henchman of the terrorist Rinda of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in Pakistan. It is believed that Happy is the mastermind of the recent grenade attacks on various police stations and police posts in the states of Punjab and Haryana.
According to the NIA investigation, the network of Rinda’s operatives spread in various countries has been actively involved in the recruitment of India -based colleagues to carry out terrorist activities. Apart from the recruitment of terrorist allies, Happy has also been involved in the criminal conspiracy to provide money, weapons and explosives to the regional operatives of BKI through its colleagues and experts located abroad including Pakistan. Happy has already been declared a criminal (PO) declared in the case. The NIA had registered a case against BKI’s operatives on the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
So far, five accused have been arrested and a charge sheet has been filed against three under the UA (P) Act. The anti -terrorism agency has also accused 12 other people in the case. The accused in the case include Rinda and another nominated terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa as well as Happy Passian. All three and 6 other people are absconding in this case, in which a total of seven fugitives have been declared PO. The NIA is continuing its investigation in the case and is investigating the objectionable materials seized during Thursday’s search.