New Delhi: Six including associates of Lawrence Bishonoi gang, supporting the Khalistan ideology, were arrested by the NIA during nationwide raids. The NIA investigation has so far revealed that many criminals, who were leading gangsters in India, had fled to countries like Pakistan, Canada, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia and joined forces with jailed criminals to carry out their terror from there were planning criminal activities.
New Delhi: Six including associates of Lawrence Bishonoi gang, supporting the Khalistan ideology, were arrested by the NIA during nationwide raids. The NIA investigation has so far revealed that many criminals, who were leading gangsters in India, had fled to countries like Pakistan, Canada, Malaysia, Philippines and Australia and joined forces with jailed criminals to carry out their terror from there were planning criminal activities. These groups were carrying out target killings and raising funds for their nefarious activities through drug and arms smuggling, hawala and extortion.
Following recent raids by the NIA at 76 locations across eight states to bust the terrorist-gangster-drug peddler nexus, the premier investigating agency has arrested six people, including Lucky Khokhar alias Dennis, a Canada-based ‘designated Terrorist’, including Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dalla.
Others arrested in raids in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Delhi, NCR, Maharashtra and MP include associates of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Goldie Brar. Among the accused arrested by the NIA are Lakhi Khokhar, Lakhveer Singh, Harpreet Singh, Dalip Bishnoi, Surinder and Hari Om.
Khokhar, a resident of Bathinda in Punjab, who was arrested from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan on Tuesday, was in direct and constant contact with Arsh Dalla in Canada. He recruited for him and received funds from him to carry out terrorist related activities. He had on his instructions provided arms and ammunition to Arsh Dalla’s associates in Punjab, which were used to carry out the recent killings at Jagraon in Punjab on Arsh Dalla’s instructions.
The NIA had registered a case on August 20 against seven persons including Harvinder Singh alias Rinda, Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa and Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala on August 20. One person, Deepak Ranga, had earlier been arrested by the NIA in this case, was working for Khokhar Dala, an international and international agent in India for several Khalistani terrorist organizations, including the Khalistan Liberation Force, Babbar Khalsa, and the International Sikh Youth Federation. -Involved in smuggling arms, ammunition, explosives, IEDs etc. across state borders.
Apart from Khokhar, NIA also arrested Lakhveer Singh. Lakhvir Singh was arrested a day later in a case against him and his associates for trying to incite and recruit youth for terrorist activities using social media last August. They were also using social media to ‘publicize’ their crimes to create fear in the general public.
Nine weapons have been recovered from Lakhveer’s possession. He is a notorious criminal and associate of Chhotu Ram Bhat, who was earlier arrested in this case. NIA has so far arrested 9 accused in this case including Kaushal Chaudhary, Amit Dagar, Sukhpreet Singh, Bhupi Rana, Neeraj Bawana, Naveen Bali and Sunil Balian. Surendra Chaudhary and Dalip Bishnoi are known associates of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and Canadian criminal Goldie Brar.
He was arrested on charges of raising money, recruiting youth and carrying out terrorist activities on behalf of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. This case was also registered by NIA last year in August. 10 accused including Lawrence Bishnoi, Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, Kala Jatheri, Kala Rana, Joginder Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Raju Basaudi, Anil Chippy, Naresh Yadav and Shahbaz Ansari have been arrested. Surinder Choudhary, who was arrested on Tuesday, is booked under the NDPS Act for attempted murder and extortion. He has been involved in illegal liquor contracts, smuggling and extortion from liquor and mining contractors in Haryana and has been one of the main financiers of a terror-gangster syndicate.
Dalip Bishnoi, who was arrested on Wednesday, is a habitual offender with 13 cases registered against him. He has been one of the main financiers of this terrorist group and was providing logistical support to the gangs in Punjab and Rajasthan. Further investigations are underway to dismantle such terrorist networks and their funding and support infrastructure.
