Overview

• Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, was arrested on April 18, 2025, in Sacramento by the FBI and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
• Singh is accused of planning attacks on police stations in India and the US as part of the Pakistan-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
• The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had announced a ₹5 lakh reward for Singh's capture in January 2025 for his alleged involvement in a 2024 grenade attack in Chandigarh.
• FBI Director Kash Patel praised the international cooperation that led to Singh's arrest, vowing to pursue perpetrators of violence globally.
• Indian authorities are preparing extradition proceedings, with Punjab Police hailing the arrest as a critical milestone in combating ISI-backed terror networks.