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The FBI and the Law Enforcement and Evacuation Operations (ERO) arrested a terrorist involved in the attack on Harpreet Singh in Punjab, U.S., on Friday (April 18, 2025). The FBI said Harpreet Singh was linked to two international terrorist organizations and entered the United States illegally.
According to the FBI, he used a burner phone to evade capture. “Today, Harpreet Singh, a terrorist allegedly terrorist attack in Punjab, India, arrested the terrorist attack in the FBI and ERO in Sacramento,” FBI Sacramento said in a post on Share X.
On March 23, the National Bureau of Investigation (NIA) alleged four terrorist agents from the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist group in the 2024 Chandigarh Grenade attack. The accused include Pakistan-based designated individual terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda and the United States Harpreet Singh singh lias Happy Passia.
The two terrorists were the main handlers and conspirators behind the attack. They provided logistical support for ground agents in Chandigarh, terrorist funds, weapons and ammunition to carry out grenade attacks. The September 2024 attack was intended to target a retired officer of the Punjab police, whom the attackers believed were residents of the House.
Rinda, together with the happy Passia, planned a conspiracy to suffer terrorist attacks between law enforcement officers and the public through grenade attacks, as part of the broader purpose of promoting the BKI’s terrorism agenda. They recruited local agents, namely Rohan Masih and Vishal Masih, whose mission was to attack as they directed. The investigation revealed that Rinda and Happy instructed another defendant, Rohan Masih and Vishal Masih, to reconnaise the target twice before throwing the grenade.
In the fees filed with the Special NIA Court, Chandigarh was charged in the case of RC15/2024/NIA/DLI, all four defendants were charged in the provisions of the Illegal Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Explosive Substances Act, the Explosive Substances Act and other related provisions and in supporting attacks.
The investigation in the case continues, with the NIA trying to track other members of the BKI terrorist group and tear down its network in India. Earlier in December last year, Punjab police removed the Pakistan-ISI-backed terrorist module operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), arrested by Harpreet Singh Alias ​​Happy Passia and Shamsher Alias ​​Honey, arresting five of its members, including Mastermind Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot Abhijot singh singh singal singare, two more police officers were formed.
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