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New Delhi : In a major breakthrough the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a key aide of designated individual Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu Alias Landa. in a major terror network case involving the supply of deadly weapons.
Baljeet Singh aka Rana Bhai aka Balli, hailing from Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh, was found to be a major weapons supplier to Landa’s agents in Punjab.
The weapons were used to carry out large-scale terror activities, including extortions from businessmen and others.
NIA’s investigations in the case RC 21/2023/NIA/DLI had led to the arrest of one Gurpreet Singh Gopi, identified as an associate of Landa and of another Khalistani terrorist Satnam Singh Satta.
Investigations in the case, registered by NIA suo moto on 10th July 2023, had revealed that Baljeet Singh had provided weapons to Satta too as part of the larger conspiracy of various banned Khalistani terrorist organisations to destabilise India by unleashing violent acts in Punjab and other places. Both Landa and Satta are believed to be operating from foreign soil to promote terror in India. NIA is continuing with its investigation as part of its crackdown on the Khalistani terrorist outfits.
