The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court in Lucknow on July 10 convicted five operatives of the ‘Babbar Khalsa 2020’ outfit facing charges under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and also conspiring to assassinate former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in 2018, apart from supporting the Khalistan movement, reports The Indian Express. Four of them had also attacked and looted two service rifles from Policemen in Shamli District of Uttar Pradesh last year (2018) to use the weapons in the attack on Badal.
While four of the accused were sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, another was sentenced to five years. The NIA had filed chargesheet against five accused, Gurjant Singh alias Jinta of Saharanpur, Amrit Singh of Haryana, Karam Singh, Karamveer Singh and Jarman Singh, who belong to Shamli, on April 11. They were lodged in Lucknow District jail.