Express News Service
While the UK has not too long ago warned India in regards to the rising situations of “doubtlessly poisonous” pro-Khalistan extremism which is resulting in the mobilisation of funds and sympathisers to set off disruptive and terror actions in India remotely, the Government has already deployed multi-pronged counter methods in place to counter the menace.
According to sources within the ministry of house affairs, the pro-Khalistan extremists overseas backed by Pak, have been participating and reaching forging alliances with criminals and gangsters. “An ecosystem of partnership based on mutual interest has developed between Khalistan extremists, criminals, and drug-traffickers,” says an officer including “It is quite a dangerous trend as though most of these local gangsters and petty criminals do not subscribe to the interest and radical ideology of Khalistan, they are being used to providing logistic support to the extremists including foot soldiers, arms-ammunition, shelter etc.”
The officer mentioned that almost all of those native associates of the foreign-based pro-Khalistan operatives and handlers “are petty criminals who pull triggers and indulge in criminal activities just for money and they eventually end up main perpetrators and conspirators of terror plots.”
The native associates concerned in narco-trade and even gangsters in the meantime have been a trigger of significant concern says an officer. But the foremost breakthrough occurred with the arrested 4 sharpshooters of the Pakistan-backed Khalistani syndicates of Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and the Canada-based gangster turned terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa in October 2022 .
“Investigations revealed, that Rinda and Landa had been supplying arms and weapons to a few notorious teams — Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate, its rival gang Davinder Bambiha syndicate and different native criminals of Punjab who largely work independently or inside small networks, ” an official of the counter-terror unit mentioned.
Sources mentioned each Rinda and Landa had been working with the target to revive terrorism in Punjab, for which ISI is backing them with subtle weapons, ammunition and funding. Sources mentioned that in truth ISI and Pak-based teams needed a joint collaboration between Khalistani and Kashmiri terrorists (K2 Terrorists) because the widespread goal is to destabilise India.
The formation of the terrorist group “Lashkar[1]e-Khalsa” or SFJ offshoot of Kashmir Khalistan Referendum Front (KKRF) are an effort on this course. Joint protests of Khalistani and Kashmiri separatists have additionally been organised in overseas places.
Khalistan propaganda exterior India are being run by a community of NGOs, foyer teams and many others as their actions are protected as freedom of expression and motives being portrayed as a political motion, an MHA official mentioned including that “they have been indulging in fund-raising, run social media propaganda networks, claim asylum and exemption from extradition in case of criminal prosecution at home.”
“Though funds are being pumped in the form of drugs and weapons, often delivered through drones, we have identified the local peddlers and the design; the focus is now to block the funding while being ruthless with cleansing and crackdowns,” the MHA official asserted.
While the UK has not too long ago warned India in regards to the rising situations of “doubtlessly poisonous” pro-Khalistan extremism which is resulting in the mobilisation of funds and sympathisers to set off disruptive and terror actions in India remotely, the Government has already deployed multi-pronged counter methods in place to counter the menace.
According to sources within the ministry of house affairs, the pro-Khalistan extremists overseas backed by Pak, have been participating and reaching forging alliances with criminals and gangsters. “An ecosystem of partnership based on mutual interest has developed between Khalistan extremists, criminals, and drug-traffickers,” says an officer including “It is quite a dangerous trend as though most of these local gangsters and petty criminals do not subscribe to the interest and radical ideology of Khalistan, they are being used to providing logistic support to the extremists including foot soldiers, arms-ammunition, shelter etc.”
The officer mentioned that almost all of those native associates of the foreign-based pro-Khalistan operatives and handlers “are petty criminals who pull triggers and indulge in criminal activities just for money and they eventually end up main perpetrators and conspirators of terror plots.”
The native associates concerned in narco-trade and even gangsters in the meantime have been a trigger of significant concern says an officer. But the foremost breakthrough occurred with the arrested 4 sharpshooters of the Pakistan-backed Khalistani syndicates of Harvinder Singh alias Rinda and the Canada-based gangster turned terrorist Lakhbir Singh alias Landa in October 2022 .
“Investigations revealed, that Rinda and Landa had been supplying arms and weapons to a few notorious teams — Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate, its rival gang Davinder Bambiha syndicate and different native criminals of Punjab who largely work independently or inside small networks, ” an official of the counter-terror unit mentioned.
Sources mentioned each Rinda and Landa had been working with the target to revive terrorism in Punjab, for which ISI is backing them with subtle weapons, ammunition and funding. Sources mentioned that in truth ISI and Pak-based teams needed a joint collaboration between Khalistani and Kashmiri terrorists (K2 Terrorists) because the widespread goal is to destabilise India.
The formation of the terrorist group “Lashkar[1]e-Khalsa” or SFJ offshoot of Kashmir Khalistan Referendum Front (KKRF) are an effort on this course. Joint protests of Khalistani and Kashmiri separatists have additionally been organised in overseas places.
Khalistan propaganda exterior India are being run by a community of NGOs, foyer teams and many others as their actions are protected as freedom of expression and motives being portrayed as a political motion, an MHA official mentioned including that “they have been indulging in fund-raising, run social media propaganda networks, claim asylum and exemption from extradition in case of criminal prosecution at home.”
“Though funds are being pumped in the form of drugs and weapons, often delivered through drones, we have identified the local peddlers and the design; the focus is now to block the funding while being ruthless with cleansing and crackdowns,” the MHA official asserted.
