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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
NIA court directs protection of witnesses in Gurugram twin blasts case
1 2 Chandigarh: The special NIA court for Haryana in Panchkula has directed the police and central agencies to ensure the protection of six key witnesses named in the chargesheet filed by the investigative agency in connection with the twin blasts outside two nightclubs in Gurugram on Dec 24 last year. While directing the investigating agencies and law enforcement authorities to ensure the protection of witnesses, the NIA court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Goyal, also directed the protection of relevant and crucial documents containing statements and details of witnesses. Notably, on Friday, NIA filed a voluminous chargesheet before the NIA court. While filing the chargesheet, the agency termed the incident as part of a plot to create terror as operations of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) group and indicted Goldy Brar, the Canada-based gangster and terrorist, and US-based Randeep Singh, aka Randeep Malik, as accused in the case. According to the chargesheet, the group is alleged to be involved in fundraising through extortions and other illicit means, procurement of explosives and weapons to create terror, and other anti-national activities. Notably, while filing the chargesheet, NIA also moved an application for the safety and security of witnesses as protected ones. Acceding to the request by the agency, the court allowed the application and fixed July 1 as the next date of hearing for resuming discussion on the framing of charges. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 이 게임은 쉽고 무료로 플레이할 수 있지만 잊기 어렵습니다 레이드 섀도우 레전드 Undo The investigating agency, while going through the details, indicted the gangsters Goldy Brar and Ranbir. The court also extended the judicial remand of Sachin Taliya and Ankit Kumar, who are currently lodged in jail. It may be recalled that the incident dates to Dec 24 last year when Gurugram saw two blasts by crude bombs outside the nightclubs - The Warehouse Club and The Human Club. Though no major injury was reported, the incident created terror in the area. Initially, the investigations were carried out by Gurugram Police, but later investigations were taken over by NIA. A total of three persons, namely Sahil Taliyan, Ankit, and Bhawish, were arrested, and in due course, the names of Goldy Brar and Randeep Malik cropped up, who are operating from Canada and the US, respectively.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Gurgaon clubs twin bombings: Babbar Khalsa International (BJI) plotted with Goldy Brar to spark communal unrest; NIA charges 5 including bomber, US-based gangster
NEW DELHI: The twin bombings outside restobars in Gurgaon in Dec last year were carried out by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) as part of a conspiracy to spread communal disharmony in Haryana, Delhi and Punjab an investigation by NIA has revealed. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Harwinder Singh alias Rinda Sandhu and Lakhbir Singh alias Landa of BKI plotted with US-based terrorist Goldy Brar to unleash violence in Haryana and neighbouring regions, NIA said in a chargesheet against five accused. "The attack, perpetrated by members and cadres of the proscribed BKI terror outfit, took place on 10th Dec 2024," NIA said. Blasts outside city restobars BKI bid to spark communal unrest, says NIA "The attack, perpetrated by members and cadres of the proscribed BKI terror outfit, took place on December 10, 2024. The investigation later revealed that the deep-rooted terror conspiracy was hatched by Goldy Brar and his associates," nia said in its chargesheet. According to NIA's investigation, the terror-gangster syndicate is actively involved in extorting money, raising funds, procuring explosives and arms & ammunition, and promoting terror amongst common people to threaten the integrity, security (including economic security) and sovereignty of the country. NIA's first chargesheet is against five accused, including designated terrorist Satinderjit Singh aka Goldy Brar, Sachin Taliyan, the man who detonated the crude bombs and was nabbed from the spot, and two other aides named Ankit and Bhawish. NIA has also named Brar's close aide and US-based gangster Randeep Singh alias Malik, who was also involved in the case of murder of businessman Nadir Shah in south Delhi last year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The chargesheet has been filed under various sections of BNS, Arms Act, Explosives Substance Act and the stringent UAPA. Barring Brar and Malik, all others have been arrested in the case, NIA said. Last December, two low-intensity explosions were reported outside restobars in Sector 29. There were no casualties in the incident. A scooter was charred and a bar's signboard was damaged in the detonation, which was carried out at 5.15am. Taliyan was found in an inebriated state. He planned to throw more 'sutli bombs' two more but was nabbed by police. Brar had gone to Canada on a student visa in 2017 and got involved in the gang's operation. After his cousin Gurlal was killed outside a nightclub in Chandigarh in 2020, he rose through the ranks due to his proximity with Lawrence Bishnoi and began targeting his rivals aggressively. Brar, who is accused of orchestrating the killing of Punjabi pop singer Sidhu Moosewala in 2022, remained in Canada till 2023 but then fled to America. Sources said that he used a fake identity to enter the US territory that year as the Canadian Police escalated its crackdown on Indian gangs and Brar feared retaliation from his rivals. Last year in June, the NIA had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for Brar and his associate Gurpreet Rajpura in the case of extortion and firing at the house of a businessman in Chandigarh.
Hindustan Times
02-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Amritsar: Extortion module with BKI links busted, 2 arrested
The Punjab Police on Sunday claimed to have dismantled a terror and extortion module linked to Jeevan Fauji, an operative of Pakistan's ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), with the arrest of two of his associates. The accused have been identified as Karajpreet Singh alias Karaj, 23, of Vairowal in Tarn Taran and Gurlal Singh alias Harman, 23, of Goindwal Sahib in Tarn Taran. Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said Fauji has been running an extortion racket, targeting individuals in Punjab's border districts. He had provided a .30 bore pistol to Karajpreet and Gurlal, and directed them to fire at a furniture shop in Amritsar to extort money from the relative of the owner based in Canada. The weapon, along with a live cartridge, was recovered from the accused's possession. The motorcycle used in the crime has also been seized. Sharing operational details, Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said both the accused were arrested during an intelligence-led operation from Tarn Taran and Fazilka. He said during a follow-up recovery operation in Sultanwind, accused Gurlal Singh attempted to open fire at the police party. Police retaliated, resulting in a bullet injury to Gurlal's left leg, he said, adding that the injured accused was immediately shifted to the civil hospital in Amritsar, where he is undergoing treatment. A case under Sections 109 (attempt to murder), 324(4) (mischief that causes loss or damage between ₹20,000 and ₹1,00,000) and 3(5) (criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act was registered.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Time of India
4 pistols, 55 live bullets, 500g heroin seized in Amritsar near Pakistan border; 3 arrested
Representative Image (AI) NEW DELHI: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Punjab, Border Range Amritsar, arrested three drug traffickers near Shankar Dhaba on Attari Road and seized a huge cache of arms and drugs. The arrested individuals have been identified as Maninderjit Singh, Peter and Lovejit Singh, also known as Raja, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, officers seized four PX5 Storm pistols, 521 grams of heroin, seven magazines and 55 live cartridges. An FIR has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act at the ANTF police station in SAS Nagar. Punjab Police said the task force is pursuing both forward and backward linkages to dismantle the entire network. A day ago, a man was killed on Tuesday morning in a powerful explosion near Decent Avenue in Amritsar. Police suspect he was attempting to retrieve an explosive device planted by 'terror handlers'. Authorities are investigating possible links to terror groups such as Babbar Khalsa International. The victim, identified as Nitin, a man in his 20s from Chheharta and son of an auto driver, was believed to be a drug addict and likely a 'foot soldier' sent to collect the explosive as part of a cut-out module, where handlers share location images without direct contact. DIG (Border Range) Satinder Singh described the incident as a 'prima facie case of terrorism' and said circumstantial evidence suggested Nitin was trying to recover the explosive when it detonated. Items found in his pockets linked him to terrorist organisations and police noted a pole at the site appeared to mark the hiding spot of the device.
The Print
27-05-2025
- The Print
Punjab cops suspect Babbar Khalsa International link to Amritsar blast that killed 1
An explosion was heard by locals between 9.30 am and 10 am Tuesday morning in the area near Naushera village, which falls under Kambo police station of Amritsar rural district. The person was severely injured while recovering explosive material from an abandoned place near a pole, which triggered the blast, and later succumbed to the injuries in hospital, Border Range Deputy Inspector General Satinder Singh told reporters Tuesday. New Delhi: The individual killed in the blast in Amritsar's Majitha area is suspected to be linked to terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International, Punjab Police have found in the preliminary investigation. 'Prima facie, it appears that the person who got injured in the morning has died. Investigation into all the cases regarding blasts in the past had established that these suspects would keep the explosives or grenades in similar abandoned places. They would share pictures and instructions for retrieval,' the DIG told media persons at the spot. 'The explosive was kept near a pole here for a marker. It appears that the person was a terror suspect belonging to Babbar Khalsa International, and the explosive exploded in the hands of the suspect. The FSL (forensic science laboratory) report will confirm if it was a grenade or an IED (improvised explosive device), but a similar module of retrieval of explosives has come out in 100 percent of similar cases.' While the deceased individual is yet to be identified by Amritsar Rural Police, the DIG added that materials recovered from the pocket of the deceased individual, and other circumstantial evidence strongly indicated that the person belonged to the terror outfit. Amritsar Rural Senior Superintendent of Police Maninder Singh said that the police are in the process of registering an FIR under relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act, while a detailed probe to establish identity of the deceased is currently underway. Banned as a terrorist outfit by the Ministry of Home Affairs, BKI is controlled by Pakistan-based terrorist Harvinder Singh Sandhu, alias Rinda. ThePrint had previously reported that modules of BKI, run by US-based gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, attacked several police installations and premises of influential individuals in border districts, starting November last year. These operatives passed on consignments to members of the module without any human contact with each other. Passia was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in April. Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav had said last week that another gangster based abroad, Manu Agwan, had assumed 'operational charge' of the BKI after Passia's arrest. (Edited by Mannat Chugh) Also Read: Amritsar hooch tragedy: 'Kingpin', 9 others arrested, Majitha DSP, SHO suspended for negligence
