Punjab police on Sunday claimed to have busted a terror module being operated by Czech Republic (Czechia)-based Gurdev Singh alias Jaisel with the arrest of its three associates after recovering three pistols along with ammunition from Tarn Taran.
Elaborating on the development that comes ahead of Independence Day, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said that Jaisel was a key operative of Canada-based terrorists Lakhbir alias Landa and Satbir Singh alias Satta, who were behind the Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack at police station, Sarhali and numerous plots to commit targeted killings in Punjab.
Those arrested have been identified as Ashmpreet Singh, Pardeep Singh and Sukhman, trio hailing from district Tarn Taran. The police has also recovered three pistols from their possession.
Jaisel - a close associate of Canada-based terrorist Lakhbir Singh
The senior superintendent of police (SSP) Tarn Taran, Gurmeet Singh Chauhan said that Jaisel, sitting in Czechia, was in touch with module members and gave them directions over the phone to carry out terror activities and target killings to disrupt peace and harmony in the state. He added that the accused persons had also confessed to having picked up some consignments of weapons and money for terror funding to deliver them to different persons on the directions of Jaisel
According to police, Jaisel is a close associate of Canada-based gangster-turned-terrorist Lakhbir Singh Landa and Satbir Singh alias Satta was one of the masterminds of the RPG attack at the Sarhali Kalan police station in Tarn Taran district in December 2022. He fled to Dubai in 2022, after that, moved to Europe using illegal means. As per reports, earlier, when Jaisel was in India, he retrieved consignments consisting of firearms, IEDs, AK-47 rifle and narcotics at the behest of Lakhbir Landa.
