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New Delhi:Baljeet Singh alias Baljeet Maur, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday, is an alleged member of the India-banned Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF)..
He is the brother of Harjeet Singh alias Harry Maur, a key aide of Arshdeep SinghGillalias Arsh Dalla, as well as Sukhdool Singh Gill alias Sukha Dunekeboth linked to financing terrorist activities in India...
Additionally, the NIA has assessed Baljeet Singhs role in identifying new extortion targets in India and providing logistical support to operatives on the grounda key function in the gang led by suspected KTF member Arsh Dalla...
In the second FIR naming Baljeet, which was also filed under IPC sections relating to extortion and criminal intimidation, plus criminal conspiracy, earlier this year in February, the Punjab Police also named Sikh separatist Arsh Dalla...
The Central Government has received reliable information that (1) Baljeet Singh @ Baljeet Maur s/o Gurtej Singh native of village Maur Kalan, District Bathinda, Punjab, who is presently residing in the UAE, (2) Gurjant Singh in Australia, (3) Prince Chauhan in Canada, (4) Aman Purewal in USA, (5) Bilal Mansher r/o Pakistan who are members of proscribed terrorist organization Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) have conspired with their associates to smuggle arms and narcotics into India, raise funds for activities of KTF through extortion and targeted/contract killings to create terror in the minds of people in the State of Punjab and they are also involved in recruitment of persons for carrying out their terrorist activities, the NIA had noted in its FIR...
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