Punjab: An “active terrorist” of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) with alleged links to Pakistan’s ISI was arrested from Kaushambi district in the early hours of Thursday in a joint operation by Uttar Pradesh STF and Punjab Police, an official said. The terrorist has been identified as Lajar Masih, a native of Amritsar in Punjab. He was arrested from Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. The arrest was made in a joint operation conducted by the Uttar Pradesh STF and Punjab Police early this morning.
Additional Director General of Police (UP Special Task Force, Law and Order) Amitabh Yash said that the operation was carried out in the limits of Kokhraj police station in Kaushambi. The arrested terrorist is working under Swarn Singh, alias Jeevan Fauji, the head of the Germany-based Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). The ADGP added that he has direct links with Pakistan-based ISI operatives.
The UP STF recovered some explosives and weapons from the terrorist. These included three active hand grenades, two active detonators, a foreign-made pistol and 13 foreign-made bullets. An Aadhaar card with a former Ghaziabad address and a mobile phone without a SIM card were also seized from him. Lajar Masih is a terrorist who escaped from judicial custody in Punjab on September 24, 2024.
