NIA secures extradition of Khalistani terrorist Landa’s top adviser Tarsem Singh from UAE

In a major success against the pro-Khalistan terror network, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key associate of dreaded foreign-based terrorists Harwinder Sandhu (Rinda) and Lakhbir Singh (Landa) after successfully securing his extradition from the UAE.

According to a press release from the NIA, an arrest warrant has been issued against the accused, Tarsem Singh of Tarn Taran district of Punjab and brother of designated individual terrorist Lakhbir Landa since June 2023.

Tarsem was initially arrested in Abu Dhabi in November 2023 following the issuance of the NBW by a special court of the NIA and the subsequent Red Corner Notice by INTERPOL. He was eventually extradited from the UAE to India on Friday in accordance with due procedures of INTERPOL.

Singh is wanted in NIA case RC 37/2022/NIA/DLI. He was a key member of the terrorist organisation Babbar Khalistan International (BKI) and a major terror hub of designated terrorists Rinda and Landa in the UAE, the press release said.

According to the NIA investigation, Tarsem was actively involved in arranging and providing terror funds to India-based associates of Sandhu alias Rinda and Landa. He was also involved in channeling terror funds through multiple routes.

NIA registered the case on its own initiative on August 20, 2022. The case pertains to terrorist activities of leaders/members of banned terrorist organisations like Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), BKI, International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) etc., who have created a huge network of terrorist organisations across India.

The NIA investigations have revealed that these organisations work through agents or members of terror organisations and organised criminal gangs to smuggle arms, ammunition, explosives, IEDs etc. from across the border. They have used drug trafficking, extortion, hawala trading etc. to generate money for carrying out terrorist activities on Indian soil.

Further investigation into the matter is ongoing, the press release said.

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