NIA information chargesheet in Punjab cross-border arms smuggling case

The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) has filed a chargesheet towards a person in a case linked to cross-border smuggling of arms and ammunition by drones within the border areas of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, an official mentioned on Sunday.

A spokesperson for the federal company mentioned that the chargesheet towards Malkit Singh alias “Pistol” has been submitted to the particular NIA courtroom in Mohali in Punjab.

The case was initially registered at Dera Baba Nanak police station in Batala on March 24, after firearms and ammunition, together with 5 Austrian-made pistols, 10 magazines and 91 reside rounds, had been seized by Border Safety Power (BSF) personnel throughout a burning Corpses. The land is in Bhagatana-Buharwala village.

On August 8, the NIA re-registered the case underneath numerous sections of the Arms Act, Plane Act and Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act, the spokesman mentioned.

The official mentioned investigations revealed hyperlinks between members of the banned terrorist group Khalistan Liberation Power and people primarily based in Pakistan.

“The accused recognized on this terrorist community are Malkit Singh, Taranjot Singh alias ‘Tana’ and Gurjit Singh alias ‘Ba’. Moreover, it was discovered that these operatives had been in direct contact with Pakistan-based drug traffickers, Rehmat Ali alias With “. Pakistan-based Mian, KLF, Worldwide Sikh Youth Federation president Lakbir Singh Rode alias “Babaji” and Ranjot Singh Rana, the spokesman mentioned.

The federal government banned each the KLF and ISYF in response to their organized armed assaults on regulation enforcement personnel in addition to for felony intimidation, homicide, extortion, fundraising for terrorist actions and spreading terror amongst folks, the official mentioned. Due to their violent marketing campaign calling for “separation of Punjab.”