Two members of the Babbar Khalsa terrorist outfit were arrested by a team, led by Ropar DSP Bhupinder Singh Thind and person in charge, CIA staff, Varinderjit Singh, last night. They have been identified as Harminder Singh of Chariyan village and Balwinder Singh of Dekwala village.
The police also impounded their car and seized one .32-bore revolver, 10 live cartridges and explosive material from their possession.
SSP, Ropar, Laxmi Kant Yadav said the accused had been working with the outfit since long and were helping one Baljit Singh Bhau, who was lodged at the Tihar jail, New Delhi. “He was recently arrested by the Delhi police with some arms brought from Pakistan,” SSP Yadav added.
The SSP said during investigations, the accused revealed that they were working on the directions of Bhau and had plans to revive terrorism and create disharmony in the state. They also admitted that they were sending money to Bhau in the jail.
They revealed that they had planned to kill Baba Piara Singh Bhaniarewala near Qila Itihasgarh during the latter’s visit to Ambala for appearance in a case.
One of the accused, Balwinder Singh, was also involved in sending RDX to Jagtar Singh Hawara, the prime accused in the Beant Singh assassination case, in the Burail jail in 1997.
The accused have been booked under various sections at the Sadar Police Station here.
The police also impounded their car and seized one .32-bore revolver, 10 live cartridges and explosive material from their possession.
SSP, Ropar, Laxmi Kant Yadav said the accused had been working with the outfit since long and were helping one Baljit Singh Bhau, who was lodged at the Tihar jail, New Delhi. “He was recently arrested by the Delhi police with some arms brought from Pakistan,” SSP Yadav added.
The SSP said during investigations, the accused revealed that they were working on the directions of Bhau and had plans to revive terrorism and create disharmony in the state. They also admitted that they were sending money to Bhau in the jail.
They revealed that they had planned to kill Baba Piara Singh Bhaniarewala near Qila Itihasgarh during the latter’s visit to Ambala for appearance in a case.
One of the accused, Balwinder Singh, was also involved in sending RDX to Jagtar Singh Hawara, the prime accused in the Beant Singh assassination case, in the Burail jail in 1997.
The accused have been booked under various sections at the Sadar Police Station here.
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