Kash Patel, FBI Director, has said that “justice will be done” following the arrest of gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh in the US, reports said on Tuesday.
Singh, who operates under the nom de guerre "Passia" or "Jora," is wanted in connection with multiple terrorist attacks across Punjab and is alleged to have collaborated with Pakistan’s ISI and the Khalistani group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
He was apprehended in the US on April 18 by the FBI and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations in Sacramento.
“CAPTURED: HARPREET SINGH, part of an alleged foreign terrorist gang here illegally in the United States, who we believe was involved in planning multiple attacks on police stations both in India and the United States.
FBI Sacramento conducted the investigation, coordinating with our partners locally as well as in India,” Indian-American Patel said in a post on X on Monday.
“Excellent work from all, and justice will be done. The FBI will continue finding those who perpetrate violence — no matter where they are,” said the first Indian-American to lead the premier law enforcement agency of the United States.
Singh is allegedly accused of collaborating with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as well as the Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
“He had been evading capture by using untraceable burner phones and encrypted applications. This case reinforces the importance of international cooperation in apprehending those who threaten global security,” FBI Sacramento said on April 18.
In January, India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on Harpreet. He is wanted in connection with a hand grenade attack on a house in Chandigarh.
Singh is a resident of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar, Punjab. He is an absconder in a case registered on October 1, 2024, in relation to the hand grenade attack on a house in Sector 10/D, Chandigarh.
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