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Incidents and Statements involving Khalistan
Zindabad Force: 2017
 
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Date
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Place
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Incident
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Nature of incident
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April 16
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Batala town / Gurdaspur District
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Punjab Police arrested two suspected terrorists
belonging to a terror module set up by a Europe-based Khalistan
Zindabad Force (KZF) in Batala town of Gurdaspur District. Police
also claimed to have recovered "a huge cache of arms and ammunition
from their possession". The seizure included one 9 mm pistol,
two magazines and 13 live rounds, two 32 bore pistols, along
with 4 magazines and 33 live rounds and one 12 bore country
made gun. The arrests have come just before Canadian Defence
Minister Harjit Sajjan, who has been dubbed a 'pro-Khalistani'
by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder, is scheduled to visit Punjab.
The two arrested, Palwinder Singh alias
Ghodu is a resident of Ball in Batala and Sandeep Kumar alias
Kaalu alias Shinda is a resident of Puriyan Mohalla in
Batala. Police said investigations revealed that the duo was
tasked with the job of creating political instability in the
state by fanning communal passions.
Police officials said the module was controlled
by Shaminder Singh alias Sherry, currently operating from Germany
and believed to be in touch with other militant leaders based
in Belgium, such as Jagdish Singh Bhoora, originally from Mohi
village in Ludhiana. "These militants, based in different countries
of Europe, are also wanted in various criminal cases in Punjab
on charges of promoting terrorist activities in the state,"
a Police spokesperson said.
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Non-violent
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| August 10 |
Gwalior District
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The three men arrested on August 9 night by Madhya
Pradesh ATS and Punjab Police had supplied pistols to pro-Khalistan
militants for targeted political killings in Punjab. The arrested
trio includes cousin of a Canada-based Khalistan separatist leader.
The three were identified as Balkar Singh (45), Balwindar Singh
(28) and Satyendra Rawat (26) from Dabra, Thatipur and Chinor
areas of Gwalior District. According to key sources connected
with the joint operation, Balkar was originally a native of Gurdaspur
District of Punjab, who had migrated to Gwalior District over
three decades back and was primarily engaged in agriculture.
Gurmeet Cheema, Balkar's cousin, operates an outfit
Khalsa Sewa Dal (KSD) in Canada, and also has links with the terror
outfits Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and International Sikh
Youth Federation (ISYF) which primarily operate from Pakistan.
The nexus came in light, in May 2017, when two KLF militants Maan
Singh and Sher Singh were arrested by BSF from near the international
border in Punjab. From their possession three country-made pistols
and live cartridges were seized, after which a case was lodged
at Ramdas Police station of rural Amritsar.
Investigations in the case later led to the arrest
of three more KLF men in Punjab, including Jagroop Singh, Gurdayal
Singh and Satwindar Singh. Interrogation of the arrested men revealed
that the three pistols were supplied from Balkar Singh and aides
in Gwalior at the behest of Canada-based Cheema. The pistols were
to be used for executing targeted killing of some politicians
in Punjab as part of ISYF and KLF plans to revive the movement
for separate Khalistan, a key MP ATS source told. "All three men
arrested by Punjab Police from Gwalior were accused in the case
lodged at Ramdas Police Station in Amritsar in May. They have
already been taken to Punjab. Once their grilling is completed
by Punjab Police, MP Police too might interrogate them," said
MP Police's IG (Law and Order) Makarand Deuskar.
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Non-violent |
| September 2 |
India
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Fresh Inputs from intelligence agencies suggeststhat
Sikh militants are getting more support from across the border
to foment trouble in Kashmir and other parts of the county. The
fresh inputs show support for Manjit Singh, 'leader' of Khalistan
Zindabad Force (KZF). The intelligence inputs say this outfit
is getting more active in South Kashmir and Kathua region of the
state and in Punjab. Sikh radical elements sheltered in Pakistan
are engaged in anti-India activities such as providing financial
support to terror activities.
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Non-violent |
| November 8 |
Punjab
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The terror module busted by the Punjab Police
on November 5 was allegedly operated by Pakistan-based KZF militant
Harmeet alias Happy alias PHD, while the network
of all operatives was spread in the UK, France and Italy. Happy's
name had figured in the questioning of the members of the previous
terror modules also. The accused whose arrest was announced on
November 7, Jimmy Singh of Jammu, Jagtar Singh Johal alias
Jaggi and gangster Dharmendra alias Guggni, were being
questioned for further leads. Police sources claimed that the
questioning had revealed they operated with a new modus operandi
in which sub-groups of the module worked on different aspects
of the killings.
The sources said unlike the usual functioning
of the Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), this terror
module operated with one group arranging the weapons, another
radicalising the youths, yet another finalising the targets and
conducting recce, while the fourth carrying out the killings.
The questioning has revealed that after the killings, the assailants
quietly went about their life. "None of them had a criminal record.
They were not known criminals or activists of a specific ideology,"
said a Police official. Though the Police are tight-lipped about
the ongoing investigations into the links and activities of the
terror module, the sources said the assailants had revealed they
were influenced into killing of Hindu leaders by tales of atrocities
on Sikhs during 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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Non-violent |
| December 4 |
Punjab
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The Punjab Police filed a chargesheet against
11 KZG militants. Those named in the chargesheet included Harwinder
Singh, Mohkam Singh Barnala, Amritpal Kaur, Tarsem Singh, Jarnail
Singh, Satnam Singh, Sukhpreet Singh, Parminder Singh, Gaurav
Kumar and Ramandeep Singh. They all were arrested in May 2017.
However, one militant is not identified in the news report. During
their arrests, the Punjab Police had recovered the letterhead
of BKI and four weapons. The militants had formed the KZG and
were planning to initiate another militant outfit - JVK - on the
anniversary of the 1984 Operation Blue Star. These militants were
financed by the Khalistani sympathisers based out in Pakistan,
KSA and the UK, said an unnamed police official.
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