A major breakthrough has been achieved in the operations by the Punjab and Delhi Police against the Khalistani terrorist-gangster nexus, with the arrest of a wanted gangster and a close aide of fugitive Landa Harike, a police official said on Friday.
One of the arrested accused has been identified as Rajan Bhatti, a resident of Gurdaspur. “Bhatti is named in 15 criminal cases and was wanted in FIR 06/2022, u/s 153, 153-A, 120-B IPC, 25 Arms Act, PS SSOC SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab.” Read State Police.
It added, “Police have registered an FIR in connection with target killing and disturbing communal harmony in Punjab on the instructions of Landa Harike and Harvinder Singh alias Rinda.”
On the basis of the disclosure of the accused Bhatti, the police arrested another criminal named Kanwaljit Singh, a resident of Makhu, Ferozepur.
The accused Chinna along with one accomplice was arrested near Didar Hotel, Beas, Amritsar Rural. The concerned local police were informed and a team from PS Beas, Amritsar Rural joined the Delhi Police team for a joint operation.
After firing at the police team that went to conduct the raid, both the suspects fled in different directions. A policeman C.T. During the encounter, CI’s Yogesh was shot in the leg.
‘Khalistan Zindabad’, ‘Referendum 2020’ painted on walls
Earlier, graffiti “belonging to Khalistan” appeared on walls in areas of West Delhi on Thursday. A case has been registered in this regard and the graffiti has been removed, he said. The walls were painted with slogans like “Khalistan Zindabad” and “Referendum 2020”. “, the officials said.
When asked, Delhi Police PRO Suman Nalwa said, “On Thursday morning, several graffiti invoking objectionable slogans appeared in Vikaspuri, Janakpuri, Paschim Vihar, Peeragarhi and other parts of West Delhi,” “Some people painted anti- Was.” Graffiti related to National, Khalistan. It is not a security issue.”
Accordingly, a case under IPC sections 154B (impeachment, claims prejudicial to national-integration) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) was registered by the Special Cell Unit of the Delhi Police, Nalwa said.
He said that Delhi Police is ensuring that no untoward activity takes place ahead of Republic Day. “It does not affect our security. Since SFJ (Sikhs for Justice) is a banned organisation, it is trying to expose itself and want to be in news.
The fringe organization Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) run by some fundamentalist Sikhs of foreign nationality in US, Canada, UK etc. was declared unlawful by the Central Government under the provisions of section 3(1) of Unlawful Activities. (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The Center in a July 10, 2019 notification declared the SFJ an unlawful association and banned it for five years, saying the group’s primary objective was to establish an “independent and sovereign country” in Punjab and that openly supports. The issue of Khalistan and in that process, challenges the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.
(with PTI inputs)
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