According to Intelligence sources, Singh was believed to be hiding in Pakistan and was a member of Babbar Khalsa International
New Delhi: The International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, on Monday , Sept 25, issued a Red Corner Notice against Karanvir Singh, a member of the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International an ANI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Intelligence sources say Singh is believed to be hiding in Pakistan and was a member of the pro-Khalistan terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International. Interpol updated its website by putting out a Red Corner Notice for the Khalistani leader.
As per the The 38-year-old Karanvir Singh has roots in Punjab’s Kapurthala district, according to the . Interpol portal,
Further Interpol also states that, Singh is wanted by India for criminal conspiracy, murder, offences related to the Arms Act, and Explosive Substances Act, raising funds for terrorist acts, conspiracy, and being a member of a terrorist gang or organisation.
A Red Corner Notice is a request to the law enforcement authorities of Interpol’s member countries to find and temporarily detain a person until extradition, surrender, or a similar legal process can take place.
Earlier, Interpol issued a Red Notice to all member countries against gangster Himanshu alias Bhau, believed to be living abroad.
This follows a Red Corner Notice issued against a most wanted accused, who is believed to have fled abroad, according to a spokesman of Haryana Police said Rohtak Police.
The Red Corner Notice against the wanted pro-Khalistani leader comes amid a diplomatic spat between New Delhi and Ottawa in the wake of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim of an India hand in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
New Delhi dismissed the allegations, as “absurd” and “motivated”.
At a news conference in New York, the Canadian PM, however, failed to present any evidence to back his claim of Indian involvement in Nijjar’s killing.
He was repeatedly questioned on the nature of the allegations but stuck to reiterating that there were “credible reasons” to believe that India was linked to Nijjar’s death.
“There are credible reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil. That is …there is something of utmost foundational importance in a country’s rule of law in a world where international rules-based order matters,” Trudeau said.
Meanwhile the Ministry of External Affairs has said no information has been shared by Canada with regard to the killing of Nijjar.
“We are willing to look at any specific information that is provided to us, but so far we have received no specific information from Canada,” Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said during a briefing.
A designated terrorist in India, Nijjar was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18.
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