A 39-year-old Indian-American man, who received asylum in the US, has been arrested by the FBI on charges of providing material support to Sikh separatist groups planning terrorist attacks in India.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Balwinder Singh of Reno, Nevada, on Wednesday on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to murder or otherwise harm persons in a foreign country and other lesser counts involving immigration records.
Singh, aka Jhajj, aka Happy, Possi, Baljit Singh, is allegedly linked to two terrorist organisations — Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF).
"After an extensive investigation, the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) of Northern Nevada has disrupted an individual's involvement in facilitation activities in support of a foreign terrorist organisation, targeting an ally of the US," FBI Special Agent in-charge laura Bucheit said.