The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) in Amritsa had received an input in 2020 that Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terrorist Jagdish Singh Bhura was planning to target some high-profile targets in Punjab and to accomplish this task, He had provided arms and financial support. For our India based colleagues.
Punjab Police took prompt action and busted the module by arresting four activists of this organization and recovering arms and ammunition from their possession. In this regard, a case was registered under sections 13, 17, 18, 18-B and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and section 25 of the Arms Act in Amritsar on December 19, 2020.
DGP Yadav said that the accused arrested during investigation have revealed that they were working on the instructions of wanted terrorist Jagdis Singh Bhura and his close associate Prabhpreet Singh.The arrested persons had also revealed that they were planning to target high-profile targets.
He said that since Prabhpreet was living in Germany, Punjab Police, after naming him in the case, issued a lookout circular against him through the Bureau of Immigration, Delhi.
"On Wednesday, the immigration officials at Delhi IGI Airport informed you about the detention of Prabhpreet Singh. Subsequently, a team of SSOC Amritsa reached Delhi and arrested the accused," the DGP said.
Sharing more details, AIG SSOC Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said preliminary investigation revealed that accused Prabhpreet had gone to Poland on Wali visa in 2017, and moved to Germany by road in 2020.He applied for political asylum to gain permanent residence in Germany, he said.
During his stay in Germany, the accused came in contact with Belgium-based KZ terrorist Jagdish Singh Bhura and got involved in anti-national activities, he said, adding that the accused transferred money and weapons to his Indian associate to carry out targeted killings and other disruptive incidents. Made arrangements. activities.
He said that further investigation is being done to trace the entire network of Prabhpreet and the module for which he is working.
Meanwhile, police teams have produced accused Prabhpreet in the court and obtained his remand till April 15.
Punjab Police took prompt action and busted the module by arresting four activists of this organization and recovering arms and ammunition from their possession. In this regard, a case was registered under sections 13, 17, 18, 18-B and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and section 25 of the Arms Act in Amritsar on December 19, 2020.
DGP Yadav said that the accused arrested during investigation have revealed that they were working on the instructions of wanted terrorist Jagdis Singh Bhura and his close associate Prabhpreet Singh.The arrested persons had also revealed that they were planning to target high-profile targets.
He said that since Prabhpreet was living in Germany, Punjab Police, after naming him in the case, issued a lookout circular against him through the Bureau of Immigration, Delhi.
"On Wednesday, the immigration officials at Delhi IGI Airport informed you about the detention of Prabhpreet Singh. Subsequently, a team of SSOC Amritsa reached Delhi and arrested the accused," the DGP said.
Sharing more details, AIG SSOC Amritsar Sukhminder Singh Mann said preliminary investigation revealed that accused Prabhpreet had gone to Poland on Wali visa in 2017, and moved to Germany by road in 2020.He applied for political asylum to gain permanent residence in Germany, he said.
During his stay in Germany, the accused came in contact with Belgium-based KZ terrorist Jagdish Singh Bhura and got involved in anti-national activities, he said, adding that the accused transferred money and weapons to his Indian associate to carry out targeted killings and other disruptive incidents. Made arrangements. activities.
He said that further investigation is being done to trace the entire network of Prabhpreet and the module for which he is working.
Meanwhile, police teams have produced accused Prabhpreet in the court and obtained his remand till April 15.
