Punjab & Haryana Police have arrested three Sikh militans of Babbar Khalsa International, which was planning bomb blasts in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh.
While Purushotam Singh alias Bunty, Daljit Singh and Talvinder Singh were arrested by Mohali police, two others, including Harinder Singh who is wanted in the 2007 blast at a theatre in Ludhiana, managed to escape. A reward of Rs 5 lakh has been announced by the police on information leading to the arrest of Harinder and Nirmal Singh, who managed to give slip to the police.
Harinder had shifted his base to Greece from where he had come to carry out the blast in Delhi and Naina Devi in Himachal Pradesh.
A pistol, some ammunition and cash totalling to about Rs one lakh have been recovered from the trio.
While Talvinder is a resident of Delhi Purushotama and Daljit are from Punjab.
A case under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act besides Bomb and Explosives Act has been registered against the trio.
It is being said that arrested-trio received instructions from top BKI terrorists Paramjit Singh and Purushotam Goldy, who are based abroad. They were also being helped by Pakistan-based Wadhwa Singh and Parminder Singh.
It is to be noted that the Babbar Khalsa International is spearheading a movement for a seperate home land for Sikhs.