Overview
- Akashdeep Singh alias Bazz was tracked from Gujarat to Indore and arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on July 22 for his role in the April 7 grenade attack on Qila Lal Singh police station.
- During custody questioning he acknowledged coordinating logistics and maintaining direct contact with Babbar Khalsa International handlers based abroad.
- The National Investigation Agency has launched a parallel probe into arms trafficking routes and foreign-based BKI operatives following his arrest.
- A recent Punjab police encounter near Chappar Chiri wounded alleged operative Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi and resulted in the arrest of three of his aides linked to BKI plots.
- Delhi, Punjab and central security agencies have stepped up intelligence sharing and joint operations to dismantle the transnational BKI militant network.