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NIA Arrests Absconding Khalistani Gurjeet Singh Nijjar From Delhi s IGI Airport
Wanted in the Pune Khalistan case, Nijjar has been accused of hatching plans to revive Sikh militancy in India centered around forming Khalistan.
In a massive development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday nabbed wanted Khalistani terrorist Gurjeet Singh Nijjar from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. The absconding terrorist was nabbed at the airport after his deportation from Cyprus. Wanted in the Pune Khalistan case, Nijjar has been accused of hatching plans to revive Sikh militancy in India centered around forming a separate state of Khalistan.
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NEW DELHI: The NIA has arrested absconding Khalistani terrorist Gurjeet Singh Nijjar at the Delhi airport on his deportation from Cyprus for allegedly hatching a criminal conspiracy to revive Sikh militancy in India for a separate state of Khalistan, an official said on Wednesday. The premier investigation agency had registered a case in January last year against accused Harpal Singh under the Arms Act, the Maharashtra Police Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Nijjar, the main conspirator, Harpal and Moin Khan were active on social media platforms and allegedly hatched a criminal conspiracy to revive Sikh militancy with the ultimate aim of the formation of a separate state of Khalistan, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) spokesperson said.