Following the arrest of two alleged aides of wanted gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, the Crime Branch of Chandigarh Police, in another breakthrough, has claimed to have arrested an operative of the terror group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). The police have also recovered a pistol with three live cartridges from the accused’s possession. According to the police, the accused, identified as Harwant Singh alias Harry, was involved in anti-national activities and firing cases on the directions of Manu Agwan and Passia in Punjab. Harwant Singh, a resident of Tehsil Ajnala District Amritsar, Punjab, is an active member of Pasia-Harwinder Singh Rinda’s BKI, the police said. He recruited Sumandeep Singh and Jobanjit Singh, alias Billa, for the Passia group, who have already been arrested in this case. Harwant had to receive a consignment of weapons in Punjab on directions from Agwan, but the consignment was recovered by Punjab Police before they could get their hands on it. The weapons and ammunition were arranged by Harwant to commit the crime, the police said. For such tasks they received money from Agwan, Passia and Gopi Nawasaria. They all are involved in anti-national activity with Rinda, police added. The police said on May 11, 2025, with the technical assistance, manual inputs, and after the identification of accused Billa, one of the close aides of Passia, arrested Harwant from Daria, Chandigarh. Faced with the accused’s hostile actions, a team responded decisively, compelling him to surrender and ensuring the safety of all involved and recovered one pistol along with three live cartridges, police said. Accused Harwant was produced before a court to obtain his custody to know the chain of other associates. Further investigation is underway.
