JALANDHAR: The Punjab Police have been alerted following intelligence reports that some groups have infiltrated into the state with the aim of launching attacks on selected targets.
Based on these reports, possibilities of attacks on VIPS during the Independence Day celebrations were discussed at a meeting of the senior police officers in Chandigarh a few days ago. As a result, the senior police Officers are understood to have fanned out in the districts to oversee the securely arrangements.
Although reports of regrouping of outfits have been pouring in for the last few months, but the interrogation of one, Naviej Singh, of the Khalistan Commando Force, who was caught While crossing over to India via Rajasthan border in June, corroborated this, His accomplice Kamaljit Singh had committed suicide by swale Towing cyanide at that time.
During interrogation Navie) Singh revealed that four officer militants had also entered India via Jammu sector. Of them, at least, three Jagiar Hawara, Jagtar Panjolaand Happy are known activists of the Babbar Khalsa. Ac: cording to reports, the “movement of these three has been also been noticed” in the region.
Some reports also testify to the fact that Wadhawa Singh, chief of the Babbar Khalsa International, has also sneaked into the country. However, what is worrying the police more is the information that along with infiltration of militants, “there is definite information,” that consignments of weapons and ammunition too have been brought into the country.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 18, 1995
