The NIA registered the FIR successful July 2023 against Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa and different accused. (File)
The peculiar tribunal of National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared 2 wanted gangsters arsenic proclaimed offenders (PO) successful a panic case. Both the gangsters are adjacent aides of Harvinder Rinda- different gangster who is believed to beryllium successful Pakistan. Both the criminals are suspected to person fled India agelong ago. The tribunal of peculiar NIA justice Manjot Kaur connected November 14 declared Ramandeep Singh alias Raman Judge and Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia alias Jora arsenic proclaimed offenders.
The determination was made by the tribunal portion proceeding a petition of NIA seeking hold of judicial custody for 30 days of accused Jaspreet Singh alias Jass- a co-accused of the gangsters. After proceeding the petition the tribunal further remanded Jass to judicial custody till November 25 and directed the investigating bureau that the accused beryllium produced done video conferencing connected that date.
While declaring the 2 gangsters arsenic PO, the tribunal observed, “A perusal of the record reveals that proclamation issued against accused Judge and Passia were received duly effected connected September 13. More than 30 days had lapsed since execution of the proclamation but accused person not appeared. Accordingly, Judge and Passia are declared proclaimed offenders. Let intimation successful this respect beryllium fixed to SSP of constabulary presumption acrophobic and details of the spot owned by the accused beryllium furnished for initiating proceedings nether Section 83 of CrPC. File beryllium enactment up connected November 25 erstwhile accused Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai volition look successful court.”
The NIA registered the FIR successful July 2023 against Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa and different accused. As per the FIR, credible accusation had been received that Landa is simply a adjacent subordinate of Rinda. Landa is actively moving with Rinda to further the violent activities of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) successful India to disturb communal harmony and make panic successful the Punjab.
Landa and Rinda are progressive successful raising funds for BKI done smuggling of narcotics from neighbouring countries and done ample standard extortion from businessmen and salient individuals and successful smuggling of arms, ammunition and explosives from neighbouring countries for launching violent attacks, committee of targeted killings and attacking constitution of instrumentality enforcing agencies.
The FIR added that the accused had besides been recruiting caller members of for BKI by assuring them pecuniary benefits and giving assurance of settling successful Canada. They had besides established a web of operatives based successful assorted countries to further their activities and are utilizing some Hawala and MTSS channels for the question of funds to panic operatives based successful India to transportation retired attacks successful the country.