NEW DELHI, India: Red. Alert has been sounded in the Capital and certain northern States following intelligence reports that freedom fighters may. Strike in a big way following the arrest of Harjinder Singh Jinda and Satnam Singh in Delhi and killing of several freedom fighters in Punjab.
Intelligence agencies have also warned the Centre that various Sikh groups are coming together to launch a major offensive, There are four major groups operating in Punjab — the “Khalistan Commando Force,” the “Khalistan Liberation Force”, the “Bhindranwale Tigers’ Force of Khalistan” and the “Babbar Khalsa”. Labh Singh ‘of the “KCE” may emerge as their leader.
The police have tightened the security in the Capital. The experiment of forming “spotter teams” by the operation cell of the Delhi police has proved successful In July the Delhi police created 20“spoiter teams” to gather intelligence, identify and arrest freedom fighters,
Each team comprised five to six plainclothes men not below the rank of Sub Inspector. They were given specialized training in identifying the freedom fighters and gathering intelligence. They were told to patrol the areas not covered by the district police through check posts and barricades,
‘These teams are supposed to undertake checks at random and are familiar with the habits and methods of known freedom fighters.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 18, 1987
