Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 6-
In a well-coordinated joint operation, Uttar Pradesh Police and Punjab Police has arrested an active operative of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Pakistan’s ISI identified as Lajar Masih, a resident of Village Kurlian in Amritsar, from the Kokhraj police station area, Kaushambi in UP, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.
The development came around five months after the accused Lajar Masih escaped from the judicial custody while he was undergoing treatment at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar on the night of September 24, 2024.
DGP said that the arrested accused was working under Germany-based BKI operative Swaran Singh alias Jiwan Fauji and was in direct contact with Pakistan’s ISI. As per the information, Swaran Singh alias Jeevan Fauji is a key associate of Pakistan-based BKI mastermind Harwinder Rinda and USA-based BKI operative Happy Passian.
He said that a significant cache of arms and explosives, including three hand grenades, two gelatine rods, two detonators, one foreign-made 7.62MM Norinco M-54 Tokarev (USSR) pistol along with 13 cartridges, has been recovered from Lajar Masih.