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The Union Government on Monday declared gangster Goldy Brar, a terrorist under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). In a release, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs informed that Goldy Brar is associated with banned Khalistani organisation Babbar Khalsa International, which is known for anti-India activities. Goldy Brar came to the radar of Indian agencies after he took the responsibility of the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala in 2022.
“And whereas, Satwinder Singh alias Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar, presently residing in Brampton, Canada is associated with Babbar Khalsa International…And whereas, Babbar Khalsa International is listed as a terrorist organisation,” Praveen Vashista, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Additional Secretary, said in a gazetted notification.
“Goldy backed by a cross-border agency, was involved in multiple killings and professes radical ideology, figured in making threatening calls to pro-nationalist leaders, demanding ransom and posting the claims of killings on different social media platforms. He has been involved in smuggling of high-grade arms, ammunition and explosive materials through drones from across the border and supplying thereon for carrying out killings and also providing sharpshooters,” the notification added.
“Goldy and his associates have been conspiring to disrupt the peace, communal harmony and law and order in Punjab through nefarious designs including sabotage, the raising of terror modules, carrying out targeted killings, and other anti-national activities. A Red Corner Notice was issued against him by Interpol Secretariat General (IPSG), Lyon, France and a non-bailable warrant on December 12, 2022, was issued against him…A Look Out Circular was also on June 15, 2022,” it said.
This is a breaking story, will be updated with more inputs.
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Published: 01 Jan 2024, 05:23 PM IST
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