India    06-Feb-2013

Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Berry sentenced BKI militant Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for the assassination of former Punjab CM Beant Singh, to 10-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) and a fine of INR 10,000 in a case of recovery of explosives.

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India    10-Feb-2013

So far the BSF has recovered over 30kg of heroin from the international border belt in Punjab this year.

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India    25-Feb-2013

In connection with September 7, 2011, Delhi High Court Blast a three-member NIA team conducted several raids at undisclosed locations in Jalandhar of Jalandhar District for three days till February 24. The team, landed in Jalandhar on February 21, following leads on militants of banned militant group BKI hiding in the District. Sources in Punjab Police said that attempts are being made by Pakistan-based terror outfit LeT to reignite terrorism in Punjab and carry out bomb explosions with the help of Sikh militants based abroad. "The Babbar Khalsa top leadership, including ‘chief’ Wadhwa Singh and its cadres are active in Pakistan and a few European countries. They are actively cooperating with ISI and LeT.

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India    26-Feb-2013

A BKI militant Narain Singh Chaura who was on run since May 2010 was arrested from village Jalalabad of Tarn Taran district. Chaura was wanted in at least two dozen cases related to militancy. Two of his accomplices Sukhwant Singh and Sukhdev Singh also got arrested from different places in Amritsar District and weapons recovered based on his inputs. The recoveries included an AK-56 assault rifle with 20 rounds, a.30 pistol with 50 rounds, five hand grenades and other ammunition from Kurali village in Mohali District.

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