The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 8 arrested Gagandeep Singh alias Miti, a close associate of two foreign-based operatives of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), namely, Arshdeep Singh and Manpreet Singh, during its raids in Haryana and Punjab, reportsNIA. The arrested individuals are involved in activities such as smuggling weapons, raising funds through extortion, and promoting terrorism across India on behalf of various proscribed terrorist organizations. NIA added that the accused are working at the behest of KTF’s self-styled ‘chief’, namely, Harjit Nijjar, currently based in Canada.