Money being collected in UK for Khalistan,claims terror suspect

British national Jaswant Singh Azad,who was arrested by the Jalandhar district police on September 30,for allegedly funding former terror outfits and forming sleeper cells,has told police that money was being collected in the UK for Mission Khalistan.

British national Jaswant Singh Azad,who was arrested by the Jalandhar district police on September 30,for allegedly funding former terror outfits and forming sleeper cells,has told police that money was being collected in the UK for Mission Khalistan.

Azad revealed that funds are being collected from NRI Sikhs under the garb of incidents pertaining to excesses on Sikhs youth in the past. They used to display footage of such incidents to emotionally blackmail the people and fetched funds, said a police officer.

Azad,who is currently in police remand,has also reportedly said that photos of Operation Bluestar were doctored and shown to Sikhs settled abroad to influence them. Demonstrations held against the hanging of former chief minister Beant Singhs assassin,Balwant Singh Rajoana,also allegedly influenced the people to fund the outfits.

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Sources added that Azad had said that Sikhs who have sympathy for Mission Khalistan had been regularly funding terror organisations every month.

Azad,originally a resident of Duhre village,also revealed that one Parpinder Singh Scotland of the Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF),who is associated with militants like Gurmel Singh Gill and Ranjit Singh Rana,was in India in August for about two weeks. Azad said he met him during his visit in August. Parpinder directed him to recruit youth to expedite terror activities in the state, said a police officer.

Azad,a permanent resident of Carlisle Terrace,Sunderland in UK,has 14 bank accounts in Jalandhar containing over Rs 1 crore. His wife Jasreigh Kaur had claimed that the amount was meant for the construction of their house in Duhre,said police.

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Money being collected in UK for Khalistan,claims terror suspect

British national Jaswant Singh Azad,who was arrested by the Jalandhar district police on September 30,for allegedly funding former terror outfits and forming sleeper cells,has told police that money was being collected in the UK for Mission Khalistan.

British national Jaswant Singh Azad,who was arrested by the Jalandhar district police on September 30,for allegedly funding former terror outfits and forming sleeper cells,has told police that money was being collected in the UK for Mission Khalistan.