The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today said that it has filed a charge sheet against two key associates of the designated terrorist Lakhbir Singh of the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) organisation. The charge sheet was submitted yesterday before the NIA Special Court in Mohali, Punjab. NIA said that the accused, Jaspreet Singh alias Jass and Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai are alleged to be active members of a terror gang orchestrated by the foreign-based Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh, also known as Landa.

NIA’s investigation revealed Jaspreet Singh’s critical role as an on-ground operative for Landa and his associate, Pattu Khaira. He was actively involved in carrying out the gang’s activities, which included drug smuggling and an extortion network designed to generate financial resources for BKI’s operations. Baljeet Singh, on the other hand, was instrumental in manufacturing and supplying weapons to members of the Landa gang and associated gangsters. He allegedly used social media platforms to facilitate the delivery of these weapons across various regions. Baljeet was one of the key suppliers in a nationwide network of arms dealers tied to the gang.

During the investigation, NIA officials seized a cache of arms, ammunition, narcotics, drug money, digital devices, and other incriminating evidence linked to the accused. NIA stated that the investigation is still going on and aims to uncover further details about the terror network’s operations, funding, and collaborators.

The Home Ministry has designated Lakhbir Singh Landa, a 33-year-old Canada-based gangster, as a terrorist under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Landa was involved in a rocket attack on the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali in 2021, among other terrorist activities, according to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He fled to Canada in 2017.