Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 1 (ANI): In a significant crackdown on terror activities, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police have dismantled a terror and extortion module linked to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Jeevan Fauji. Two key associates, Karajpreet Singh from Verowal, Tarn Taran, and Gurlal Singh alias Harman from Goindwal Sahib, Tarn Taran, were arrested.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Jeevan Fauji, a prominent BKI member, operated an extortion racket targeting individuals in Punjab’s border areas. He allegedly supplied a .30 bore pistol to the arrested duo and instructed them to carry out a shooting at a furniture shop in Amritsar as part of an extortion demand aimed at a relative of the shop owner living in Canada.
Following disclosures by Gurlal Singh, police accompanied him to recover the weapon used in the crime. During the operation, Gurlal attempted to open fire on police, prompting retaliatory firing in self-defense. Gurlal sustained a bullet injury to his left leg and was admitted to Civil Hospital, Amritsar, for treatment.
An FIR has been registered, and further investigations are ongoing to dismantle the terror network completely.
Earlier, on May 20, Punjab Police arrested six BKI operatives involved in a failed grenade attack on a liquor store in Batala. This terror operation was directed by foreign-based handlers Maninder Billa, based in Portugal, and Mannu Agwan, who recently assumed operational control of BKI following the arrest of Happy Passian in the United States.
Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav posted on X that the arrested individuals—Jatin Kumar alias Rohan, Barinder Singh alias Sajan, Rahul Masih, Abraham alias Rohit, Sohit, and Sunil Kumar—were receiving direct instructions from Billa and Agwan, under the command of BKI mastermind Harwinder Singh Rinda.
During the Batala operation, Jatin Kumar was injured in a gunfight with police while being taken for recovery. He fired at police and was shot in retaliatory action. He is currently admitted to Civil Hospital, Batala.
Police recovered a 30-bore pistol from the module. A case has been registered at PS Civil Lines, Batala, under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). (ANI)
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