The Punjab Police has busted a joint conspiracy of two Pakistan-based terrorist outfits — the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and Khalistan liberation Force (KlF) — to cause terrorist incidents and commit terrorist acts by arresting two terrorists from Jammu.
A joint terrorist module of KZF and KlF, which was being controlled by KZF chief Ranjit Singh Neeta and KlF chief Harminder Singh Mintu and funded and coordinated by terrorist elements based in Spain and the UK, was also busted.
An intelligence-based operation was launched by Punjab Police with Jalandhar (rural) Senior Superintendent of Police Narinder Bhargav, who was camping in Jammu for two days to personally oversee its culmination, said, Jalandhar Inspector General of Police (Zone-II) Nirmal Singh Dhillon.
He said that the police party has arrested two terrorists - Harpreet Singh alias Harmeet Singh alias Pintu and Karanjit Singh alias Pamma from Jammu on Monday, and a first information report (FIR) under the provisions of sections 17, 18, 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, 153-A, 121, 120-B of the India Penal Code (IPC) and 25, 54, 59 Arms Act has been registered in Police Station Bhogpur.
Dhillon informed that investigations revealed that Harmeet Singh and Karanjit Singh with their associates had formed a terrorist gang for the purposes of committing terrorist acts with the intention to strike fear among the people.
"The two terrorist outfits had decided to combine their resources and operatives to launch a spectacular and determined terrorist attack in the near future by committing terrorist acts," he said.
Investigations have revealed that Harpreet Singh is a Pak-trained KZF terrorist who had obtained arms training in Pakistan in 1997 and had developed closed links with Harminder Singh as well.
Karanjit Singh had gone to Thailand in January-February, 2014, on a 90-day visa and thereafter returned to Jammu where he was running a travel agency at Satwari Chowk. "It is believed that Karanjit slipped from Thailand to Pakistan on fake papers and went to Pakistan for arms training," he added.
Investigations have also revealed that terrorist module was being funded by operatives based in Spain and the UK who were sending funds through Money Gram and hawala.
"The arrested terrorists are being brought to Jalandhar where police remand for their sustained interrogation would be sought to completely unmask the terrorist module and arrest their associates as well. Further investigations are in progress," he added.