‘ISI gave fake currency to BKI suspects’
Investigations into the arrest of the two suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) members have revealed that the group is in nexus with Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, which is using it to supply and circulate fake currency in northern India in exchange for logistical support.
Top special cell sources said that the two suspects, Sarabpreet Singh, alias Prince, and Jaswinder Singh, arrested on Thursday evening, have disclosed that they had recently received `5 lakhs in fake currency from Nepal with the help of two suspected members of a Pakistan-based terror outfit. The fake currency was given to a Jalandhar-based businessman (name withheld) for circulation in market.
“Sarabpreet and Jaswinder have revealed that they used to get fake currency from the ISI conduits in Nepal and it was then circulated in market. Some more names have cropped up during their interrogation and more arrests are likely to be made,” a source said.
Sources said a laptop recovered from the suspects purportedly contains information on new BKI recruits whose whereabouts are being ascertained
The sources also disclosed that the two suspects are believed to have brought the explosives from Jammu and Kashmir which were seized from outside Ambala Railway Station on October 12. “Some evidence has cropped up which suggests that the two may have brought the RDX from J&K. They disclosed that the explosives were to be fitted into timer bombs which were to be used during elections in Punjab. Their handlers in Nepal had promised to sent two experts to assist them in making bombs,” sources said.
The two have also told the investigators that a different channel was being used by BKI for contact with the ISI for logistical and financial support. “Investigations are underway to identify the absconding members of the module. More arrests are likely to be made,” a senior special cell officer said.
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