The NIA Special Court in New Delhi ordered the confiscation of the property of absconding pro-Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa in Tarn Taran, Punjab. The gangster-turned-terrorist, who has been living in Canada since 2017, masterminded several cases of terrorism, including the 2022 RPG attacks on the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters and the Sarhali police station in Punjab, among other cases of terror attacks in India.
He was earlier declared a Proclaimed Offender last month. Landa was chargesheeted by the NIA on 22 July following investigations into his antecedents, which also include masterminding the conspiracy to kill Punjab Police SI Dilbagh Singh this month. Initially involved in criminal and gangster-related activities, Landa has been continuing his anti-India activities from Canada. He has been working for Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and its Pakistan-based gangster-turned-operative Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda. NIA is investigating the terror activities of members of pro-Khalistan terrorist organisations, such as the BKI, Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), etc.
It registered a suo moto case on 20 August 2022 and since then has initiated several actions to nab the terrorists and foil their terrorist and secessionist anti-India designs. Landa and other foreign-based pro-Khalistani terrorists have been found to be engaged in smuggling of terrorist hardware, including arms, ammunition, explosives, and custom-made ready-to-use IEDs, along with other types of contraband, including drugs, from across the border.
