Absconding Babbar Khalsa-linked gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, who is a close associate of Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda and is accused in at least 14 terror attacks in Punjab, has been arrested in the United States.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) apprehended Harpreet Singh, who is responsible for 14 terror attacks in Punjab. Singh was arrested in Sacramento, California, on Friday for his alleged links to two international terrorist organisations, including Babbar Khalsa International.“Today, Harpreet Singh, an alleged terrorist responsible for terror attacks in Punjab, India, was arrested by the FBI and ERO in Sacramento. Linked to two international terrorist groups, he entered the US illegally and used burner phones to evade capture,” said the FBI on social media.According to the FBI, Singh was wanted in connection with multiple terror attacks in Punjab, India. He is suspected of collaborating with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Khalistani terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).
Harpreet Singh allegedly entered the US illegally via the Mexico border in 2021 using a human trafficking network. He had been evading capture by using untraceable burner phones and encrypted applications. The agency also confirmed his involvement in a grenade attack that occurred in Chandigarh in September 2024, which was targeted at a retired Punjab Police officer, in collaboration with the Pakistan-based terrorist Rinda.
Singh is currently in custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). However, he does have the right to contest deportation.
