NIA arrests narco-terrorist from Sirsa

Ranjit Singh was acting as a conduit for Pakistan-based groups to push drugs into India and the money generated was used for terror activities

Published - May 09, 2020 05:08 pm IST - New Delhi

A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. File

A view of National Investigation Agency (NIA), in New Delhi. File

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said that the agency along with Punjab and Haryana police arrested Ranjit Singh, allegedly a notorious narco-terrorist, from Sirsa on Saturday as he was acting as a conduit for Pakistan-based groups to push drugs into India and the money generated was used for terror activities.

In a statement, an NIA spokesman said that the probe into a drug case led to the fact that Pakistan-based terrorist organisations were using narcotic trade to generate funds for terror activities in India.

The proceeds of narcotic trade were transferred to the Kashmir valley through couriers and hawala channels for terrorist purposes, it said.

Singh, who has been on the run for nearly a year, was arrested from Sirsa, the statement said.

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