Two BKI operatives held after shootout
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday arrested two members of the banned militant outfit Babbar Khalsa International after a brief exchange of fire near Nirankari ground in north Delhi. Police said BKI members had come to Delhi from Punjab late at night on Saturday to collect a consignment of illegal arms. At least six rounds of fire were exchanged between cops and two suspected BKI members, said officials.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday arrested two members of the banned militant outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) after a brief exchange of fire near Nirankari ground in north Delhi.
Police said the BKI members had come to Delhi from Punjab late at night on Saturday to collect a consignment of illegal arms and ammunition.
At least six rounds of fire were exchanged between the suspected BKI members and the police personnel. Six pistols and 40 cartridges were seized from the arrested duo, who have been identified as Bhupender, alias Dilawar Singh, and Kulwant Singh. Both the arrested accused belong to Ludhiana in Punjab, said Delhi Police’s special cell officials, who were involved in the operation.
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (special cell), Delhi Police, said that Dilawar is a key member of the BKI and he was deported to India from Abu Dhabi, the UAE, last year in a terror-related case.
“The arrested persons have revealed that they had planned to kill some politicians in Punjab and the arms and ammunition were being procured for the mission. We cannot disclose the names of their potential targets because of their safety and security,” said DCP Yadav.
The special cell team had been intercepting telephonic conversations of an illegal arms supplier based in UP and keeping a tab on their activities for the past few months. They came to know recently that two persons from Punjab would visit Delhi to collect a consignment of illegal arms and ammunition, the DCP said.