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Police nab suspected Sikh militant in Raipur | Police have arrested a suspected Sikh militant of
the Khalistan Commando Force from Raipur district on Sunday. Acting on intelligence
inputs, the police laid a siege and nabbed Nirmal Singh alias Nimma and handed
over the 44-year-old to the Punjab Police. The suspected militant is based in
Greece and has nexus with banned Sikh rebel groups. "The Punjab Police has the
detailed information on the militant... According to our information he (suspected
militant) is currently based in Greece and came to India in February,... he went
to Punjab and has been absconding from the state since February 28," Om Prakash
Pal, Superintendent of Police, Raipur told reporters. "Earlier he was associated
with the Khalistan Commando Force and right now he has links with Khalistan Zindabad
Force," he added. Khalistan Commando Force is a Sikh separatist outfit that has
been spearheading a campaign for the formation of an independent Sikh state and
its activities were at a peak in the 1970s and 1980s when terrorism in Punjab
was at its zenith. |
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