Singh, was arrested below the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA), and had connections to the Babbar Khalsa Worldwide (BKI). He’s the brother of Lakhbir Singh Sandhu, often known as Landa, who’s presently in Canada.
Tarsem was a key member of the terrorist group Babbar Khalsa Worldwide (BKI) and served as an essential hyperlink for terrorists Rinda and Landa whereas working within the UAE. He was initially detained in Abu Dhabi in November 2023, following a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) issued by the NIA and an Interpol Crimson Nook Discover. After following all of Interpol’s due processes, Tarsem was extradited from the UAE to India on Friday.
In line with the NIA, Tarsem and his associates, who’re based mostly overseas, have been recruiting and motivating folks in India to interact in terrorist actions, extortion, and smuggling weapons and medicines throughout borders. These international operatives are linked to main gangs in North India, together with native gangsters and prison networks.
The NIA’s investigation additionally uncovered a fancy fundraising system for the BKI and Khalistan Tiger Drive (KTF), whose chief, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was killed in Canada final yr. One other key determine, Harwinder Singh Sandhu, often known as Rinda, is a former gangster who turned an essential BKI member and Khalistani operative.
Rinda fled to Pakistan illegally in 2018-19 and is now below the safety of the ISI, the place he continues to interact in terrorist actions in opposition to India. He’s concerned in smuggling arms, ammunition, explosives, and medicines into India, recruiting BKI operatives, committing murders, and elevating funds by means of extortion in Punjab and Maharashtra.
Landa, who initially began with prison actions, moved to Canada in 2017 and continued his operations from there. He was additionally the mastermind behind the conspiracy to kill Punjab Police SI Dilbagh Singh in August 2022.
