Amritsar: Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist Parminder Singh, alias Pindi, was extradited from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday. He is wanted in connection with several crimes in Punjab.
According to the police, Pindi is an aide of terrorists Harwinder Singh Rinda and Happy Passia. Both of them are based abroad. The BKI, a banned outfit, is a pro-Khalistan group with links to several crime syndicates and Islamist terror outfits in Pakistan.
The group has been involved in smuggling of weapons and narcotics into Punjab from Pakistan in a bid to run a criminal network, involved in extortion and the revival of terrorism in the state.
Pindi is accused of being involved in petrol bomb attacks in Batala and Gurdaspur. He was extradited in close coordination with central agencies, Gaurav Yadav, the director general of Punjab Police posted on X.
The operation was carried out following a red corner notice (RCN) issued on the request of Batala police, he said.
A four-member Punjab Police team led by a senior officer travelled to the UAE on September 24 and in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and UAE authorities, completed all legal formalities to bring the accused back to India.
The DGP said the extradition reflects Punjab Police’s zero-tolerance towards terrorism and organised crime and highlights its growing international cooperation and investigative reach.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Enforcement and Removal Operations of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 18 had arrested Happy Passia in the United States. He is wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Punjab Police in several cases of terror attacks.
India has also had meaningful dialogue with Canada on the activity of pro-Khalistan terrorists in that country’s soil. One of the proscribed outfits is the Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), run by terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The NIA recently registered a fresh case against Pannun for offering a Rs 11 crore reward to anybody who prevented Prime Minister Narendra from hoisting the Tricolour at the Red Fort on Independence Day.
