Most wanted Punjab terrorist, 7 others arrested in US

Pro-Khalistan gangsters nabbed by FBI for kidnapping

Pavittar Singh Batala, a gangster from Punjab who is connected the astir wanted database of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has been arrested on with 7 different Khalistani terrorists by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) successful the US successful a gang-related kidnapping case.

The arrests of the Punjab-origin terrorists were confirmed by San Joaquin County’s sheriff’s bureau successful a station connected X connected July 12. Apart from Batala, those arrested were Dilpreet Singh, Arshpreet Singh, Amritpal Singh, Vishal (no sanction given), Gurtaj Singh, Manpreet Randhawa and Sarabjit Singh.

Batala is reportedly associated with the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and is wanted successful India for his alleged engagement successful panic activities. The arrests were made connected July 11 from antithetic parts of the US successful the lawsuit of kidnapping and torture successful San Joaquin County, according to the sheriff’s office. US constabulary officials said the arrests were made connected the ground of 5 coordinated hunt warrants. They said each fishy was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail connected assorted felony charges, including kidnapping, torture, mendacious imprisonment, conspiracy to perpetrate a crime, preventing and dissuading a witness, battle with a semiautomatic firearm, threats to terrorise and felony pack enhancement.

During the operation, the constabulary seized 5 handguns (including a afloat automatic Glock), 1 battle rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines and implicit $15,000 successful cash. As a result, weapons-related charges were besides slapped, including possession of a instrumentality gun, amerciable possession of an battle weapon, manufacture oregon merchantability of high-capacity magazines, manufacturing a short-barreled rifle, and carrying a loaded and unregistered handgun.

“This takedown was portion of the FBI’s ‘Summer Heat’ initiative, a nationwide effort targeting convulsive offenders and pack members who terrorise our communities. ‘Summer Heat’ reflects Director Kash Patel’s committedness to the American radical to crush transgression and reconstruct information successful neighbourhoods crossed the country,” the station read.