The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a list of wanted gangsters who have been accused in the terror-gangster nexus case, including those linked to Khalistan propagandists based in Canada, registered by the agency in August last year.
The NIA also released posters of five such accused with reward ranging from Rs 5 lakh to 10 lakh on each of these suspects. Those named in the posters are known Khalistan supporters Lakhbir Singh alias Landa and Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, both with a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh each for inputs leading to their arrest, and the trio of Satnam Singh alias Satbir Singh alias Satta Naushera, Yadvinder Singh alias Yadda) and Parminder Singh Khaira alias Pattu with carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on their head for information leading to their arrest.
Those in the list of 43 named by NIA include dreaded gangsters/criminals Goldy Brar and Arshdeep Singh Gill are known for supporting pro-Khalistan terrorists.
Taking to social media platform X, the NIA released the pictures of 43 accused gang leaders and criminals in the case numbers RC-38/2022/NIA/DLI and RC-39/2022/NIA/DLI registered in August last year.
These accused persons have been involved in killings, extortion, and running and promoting crime syndicates. The NIA had alleged that the accused persons were allegedly involved in conspiring to carry out terror attacks in Delhi and were obtaining funds for the same through smuggling of weapons.
In its post, the NIA included pictures of Lawrence Bishnoi, Jasdeep Singh, Kala Jatheri alias Sandeep, Virender Pratap alias Kala Rana, and Joginder Singh, as well as their full names.
The NIA emphasized that many of these gangsters are based in Canada.
The NIA also asked for information on the properties/assets/businesses they owned in their own names or in the names of associates, acquaintances, and relatives. It has also requested details regarding their business partners, workers, employees, and collection agents.
“Persons shown in the photos below are accused in the NIA Cases RC-38/2022/NIA/DLI or RC-39/2022/NIA/DLI. If you have any information about properties/assets/ business owned by them in their name or in the name of their associates, friends & relatives, please WhatsApp DM @ +91 7290009373,” the NIA posted on X.
Those named in the list of 43 are Lawrence Bishnoi, Jasdeep Singh, Kala Jatheri alias Sandeep, Virender Pratap alias Kala Rana, Joginder Singh, Rajesh Kumar alias Raju Mota, Raj Kumar alias Raju Basodi, Anil Chippi, Mohammad Shahbaz, Goldy Brar Ansari, Sachin Thapan Bishnoi, Anmol Bishnoi, Vikramjit Singh alias Vikram Brar, Darman Singh alias Darmaniot Kahlon, Arshdeep Singh Gill, Surender Singh alias Chiku, Dalip Kumar alias Bhola, Parveen Wadhwa alias Prince, Yudhveer Singh, Vikas Singh, Lakhbir Singh alias Landa, Gaurav Patyal alias Saurav Thakur, Sukhpreet Singh alias Budda, Amit Dagar, Kaushal Choudhary, Asif Khan, Naveen Dabas alias Naveen Bali, Chhotu Ram alias Bhat, Jagseer Singh alias Jagga, Sunil Balvan alias Tillu Tajpuria, Bhupinder Singh aliasBhupi Rana, Sandeep alias Bandar, Sukhdool Singh, Gurpinder Singh, Neerai alias Pandit, Daler Singh, Dinesh, Sharma, Manprit Singh Peeta, Hariom alias Titu, Harpreet, Lakhveer Singh, Irfan alias Chhenu Pehalwan and Sunny Dagar
The NIA’s move comes after hostilities between India and Canada have escalated after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 18 accused India of killing the Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil.
Without buttressing his claims with any evidence, Trudeau claimed that Canada is pursuing “credible information” about Indian agents being involved in Nijjar’s killing. Post the outlandish claims by Trudeau, Canada expelled one Indian diplomat over the issue leading to a reciprocal action by India with New Delhi also expelling a senior Canadian diplomat posted in their mission here.
India rejected Trudeau’s charge saying allegation of India’s involvement in Nijjar’s killing is ‘absurd and motivated’.