The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted Canada-based Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh a.k.a. Arsh Dalla and his three associates in connection with a case involving a pro-Khalistan terror-gangster network operating across multiple states.
Dalla was declared a terrorist by the Ministry of Home Affairs on January 9, 2023. Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala and his Indian agents Harjeet Singh alias Harry Maur, Ravinder Singh alias Rajvinder Singh alias Harry Rajpura, and Rajeev Kumar alias Sheela have been chargesheeted before the NIA Special Court, New Delhi.
“The action marks a big leap in the NIA’s efforts to destroy sleeper cells operated by Dalla to unleash terrorist attacks in various parts of Punjab and Delhi,” the agency said on Tuesday.
As per NIA investigations in the case (RC- 22/2023/NIA/DLI), the three aides were running a major terror gangster syndicate in India on the directions of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) terrorist Dala. Accused Harjeet Singh and Ravinder Singh were operating as sleeper cells and they were harboured by Rajeev Kumar, and the three had planned to carry out a series of terror attacks on Dalla’s directions, using the funds received from him, the agency said.
While Harjeet Singh and Ravinder Singh, who were arrested on November 23, 2023, were the gang’s shooters tasked with executing targeted killings, Rajeev Kumar, who was arrested on January 12, 2024, received funds from Dalla for harbouring them, and also arranged weapons for them.
On February 1, the NIA had filed a chargesheet against two other aides of Dalla. They were identified as KTF members Manpreet Singh alias Peeta, and Mandeep Singh, who were recently deported from the Philippines.
Dalla had recruited Peeta and Mandeep Singh, who played a vital role in the “larger terror conspiracy against India by raising funds for the proscribed terrorist organisation, KTF, through large-scale extortions in India, and channelisation of that money into drug and other businesses and trades and to various countries through the ‘hawala’ network. They were also involved in smuggling of arms and ammunition from Pakistan into the Indian territory,” the NIA said.
