Punjab, India
India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (Dec 18) charge sheeted two men in connection to designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh (alias Landa) of the banned Babbar Khalsa International outfit in a Punjab terror conspiracy case.
The probe agency identified the two men as Jaspreet Singh (alias Jass) of Punjab's Ferozepur district and Baljeet Singh (alias Rana Bhai) of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district. It said they were key aides of Landa and revealed that they were charge-sheeted on Tuesday (Dec 17) before the NIA special court in Mohali.
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<h2>Charges against the two men</h2>
Jaspreet Singh, identified as an important on-ground operative for Landa and his associate Pattu Khaira, was allegedly involved in drug smuggling and extortion activities aimed at generating funds for the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). 
Baljeet Singh, meanwhile, is accused of manufacturing weapons and supplying them to members of Landa's gang and other gangsters. The NIA alleged that he used social media to coordinate the arms supply.
"Baljeet was manufacturing weapons locally and using social media to supply them to operatives of the Landa gang. Baljeet was one of the various weapons suppliers with whom the terrorists had tied up across the country for supply of arms and ammunition," read the NIA statement.
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<h2>What did the NIA find?</h2>
The probe agency said that its investigation is currently ongoing. However, it said that during the course of its investigation; it seized a number of arms, ammunition, narcotics, digital devices and other incriminating articles from the accused. 
NIA on December 11 executed search operations on various locations in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. The raids were carried out in six districts of Punjab — Bathinda, Muktsar Sahib, Moga, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Mansa, and one district in Haryana — Sirsa. 
(With inputs from agencies)

NIA has identified the two men as Jaspreet Singh (alias Jass) of Punjab's Ferozepur district and Baljeet Singh (alias Rana Bhai) of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district



Punjab, India India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (Dec 18) charge sheeted two men in connection to designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh (alias Landa) of the banned Babbar Khalsa International outfit in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. The probe agency identified the two men as Jaspreet Singh (alias Jass) of Punjab's Ferozepur district and Baljeet Singh (alias Rana Bhai) of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district. It said they were key aides of Landa and revealed that they were charge-sheeted on Tuesday (Dec 17) before the NIA special court in Mohali. Also read | India NSA Ajit Doval, China FM Wang Yi hold vital talks on peace along LAC Charges against the two men Jaspreet Singh, identified as an important on-ground operative for Landa and his associate Pattu Khaira, was allegedly involved in drug smuggling and extortion activities aimed at generating funds for the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Baljeet Singh, meanwhile, is accused of manufacturing weapons and supplying them to members of Landa's gang and other gangsters. The NIA alleged that he used social media to coordinate the arms supply. "Baljeet was manufacturing weapons locally and using social media to supply them to operatives of the Landa gang. Baljeet was one of the various weapons suppliers with whom the terrorists had tied up across the country for supply of arms and ammunition," read the NIA statement. Also read | 'Assault on basic structure of Constitution': Opposition slams 'One Nation, One Election' bill in Lok Sabha What did the NIA find? The probe agency said that its investigation is currently ongoing. However, it said that during the course of its investigation; it seized a number of arms, ammunition, narcotics, digital devices and other incriminating articles from the accused. NIA on December 11 executed search operations on various locations in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. The raids were carried out in six districts of Punjab — Bathinda, Muktsar Sahib, Moga, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Mansa, and one district in Haryana — Sirsa. (With inputs from agencies)

India: NIA charges two key aides of terrorist Landa in Punjab terror conspiracy case

India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (Dec 18) charge sheeted two men in connection to designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh (alias Landa) of the banned Babbar Khalsa International outfit in a Punjab terror conspiracy case.

The probe agency identified the two men as Jaspreet Singh (alias Jass) of Punjab's Ferozepur district and Baljeet Singh (alias Rana Bhai) of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district. It said they were key aides of Landa and revealed that they were charge-sheeted on Tuesday (Dec 17) before the NIA special court in Mohali.

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<h2>Charges against the two men</h2>

Jaspreet Singh, identified as an important on-ground operative for Landa and his associate Pattu Khaira, was allegedly involved in drug smuggling and extortion activities aimed at generating funds for the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).&nbsp;

Baljeet Singh, meanwhile, is accused of manufacturing weapons and supplying them to members of Landa's gang and other gangsters. The NIA alleged that he used social media to coordinate the arms supply.

"Baljeet was manufacturing weapons locally and using social media to supply them to operatives of the Landa gang. Baljeet was one of the various weapons suppliers with whom the terrorists had tied up across the country for supply of arms and ammunition," read the NIA statement.

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<h2>What did the NIA find?</h2>

The probe agency said that its investigation is currently ongoing. However, it said that during the course of its investigation; it seized a number of arms, ammunition, narcotics, digital devices and other incriminating articles from the accused.&nbsp;

NIA on December 11 executed search operations on various locations in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. The raids were carried out in six districts of Punjab&nbsp;— Bathinda, Muktsar Sahib, Moga, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Mansa, and one district in Haryana — Sirsa.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (Dec 18) charge sheeted two men in connection to designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh (alias Landa) of the banned Babbar Khalsa International outfit in a Punjab terror conspiracy case.

India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (Dec 18) charge sheeted two men in connection to designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh (alias Landa) of the banned Babbar Khalsa International outfit in a Punjab terror conspiracy case. The probe agency identified the two men as Jaspreet Singh (alias Jass) of Punjab's Ferozepur district and Baljeet Singh (alias Rana Bhai) of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district. It said they were key aides of Landa and revealed that they were charge-sheeted on Tuesday (Dec 17) before the NIA special court in Mohali. Also read | India NSA Ajit Doval, China FM Wang Yi hold vital talks on peace along LAC Charges against the two men Jaspreet Singh, identified as an important on-ground operative for Landa and his associate Pattu Khaira, was allegedly involved in drug smuggling and extortion activities aimed at generating funds for the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). Baljeet Singh, meanwhile, is accused of manufacturing weapons and supplying them to members of Landa's gang and other gangsters. The NIA alleged that he used social media to coordinate the arms supply. "Baljeet was manufacturing weapons locally and using social media to supply them to operatives of the Landa gang. Baljeet was one of the various weapons suppliers with whom the terrorists had tied up across the country for supply of arms and ammunition," read the NIA statement. Also read | 'Assault on basic structure of Constitution': Opposition slams 'One Nation, One Election' bill in Lok Sabha What did the NIA find? The probe agency said that its investigation is currently ongoing. However, it said that during the course of its investigation; it seized a number of arms, ammunition, narcotics, digital devices and other incriminating articles from the accused. NIA on December 11 executed search operations on various locations in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana. The raids were carried out in six districts of Punjab — Bathinda, Muktsar Sahib, Moga, Ferozepur, Sangrur, Mansa, and one district in Haryana — Sirsa. (With inputs from agencies)

Two people associated with the global pan-Islamist and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir were taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday (June 30).

Two people associated with the global pan-Islamist and fundamentalist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir were taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday (June 30). The two men who have been detained are Abdul Rehman, also known as Abdul Rahman, and Mujibur Rehman, also known as Mujibur Rahman Altham Sahib. They are both from Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district. The NIA conducted extensive searches at 10 locations across five districts of Tamil Nadu before making the arrests. The Hizb-ut-Tahrir is dedicated to restoring the Islamic caliphate and carrying out the constitution that its founder, Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, drafted, according to a statement released by the NIA. Watch | India: 3 new criminal laws to replace colonial-era codes × "NIA investigations revealed that they were involved in conducting secret classes to radicalise youth into extremist ideologies, propagating anti-democratic sentiments against the Indian Constitution, law, and judiciary," the statement said. "Today's searches led to the seizure of digital devices (mobile phones, laptops, SIM cards and memory cards) and several incriminating documents, including books and printouts containing the ideology of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, Khilafa, Islamic State and proposed Khilafa government and its funding structures etc.," it added. Also read: Reasi terror attack: NIA raids multiple locations in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri The NIA statement revealed that the organisation brainwashed the trainees by making them believe that India is presently "Darul Kufr," or the country of unbelievers, and that it is their religious obligation to convert it into "Darul Islam" by estabilishing an Islamic State through jihad. Mobile phones, laptops, SIM cards, memory cards, and other digital devices were confiscated by the NIA during the searches. They also found books and printouts that included ideaology of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, the Khilafa (caliphate), the structures of the Islamic State, and its funders. (With inputs from agencies)

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India: NIA charges two key aides of terrorist Landa in Punjab terror conspiracy case

India: NIA charges two key aides of terrorist Landa in Punjab terror conspiracy case

NIA arrests Hizb-ut-Tahrir members, seizes extremist materials in Tamil Nadu raids

NIA identifies 43 Khalistan supporters involved in violence at Indian missions abroad