UP ATS arrests man for supplying arms to Khalistan supporters

  • | Saturday | 16th February, 2019

The police and ATS carried out a raid in the Itawa village under the jurisdiction of Budhana police station and arrested Rathi from his home.Budhana SHO Prabhakar Kenthura said, “He was wanted in Punjab for selling illegal arms to Khalistan supporters. He had also supplied 30-35 pistols to a number of criminals in Amritsar,” UP ATS inspector general Asim Arun said.According to local sources, the ATS team had approached Budhana kotwali on Friday, following which, a team of local police also assisted them. Both were arrested in Amritsar. The man, who was identified as Abdullah, is suspected to be linked to the Ansarullah Bangla Team -- a Bangladesh-based extremist group – and had been living in Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur for a long time. “We are farmers and Sanjay also does farming with me.

Muzaffarnagar: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and the State Special Operation Cell, Amritsar, in a joint operation arrested a man for allegedly supplying weapons to Khalistan supporters in Muzaffarnagar, an official said on Saturday.Sanjay Rathi alias Guddu, 25, was arrested from Itawa village in Muzaffarnagar district on Friday, a statement issued in Lucknow by the UP ATS said.“Rathi had illegally sold a pistol to Daljeet Singh and Satnam Singh, who were related to the Khalistan movement. Both were arrested in Amritsar. He had also supplied 30-35 pistols to a number of criminals in Amritsar,” UP ATS inspector general Asim Arun said.According to local sources, the ATS team had approached Budhana kotwali on Friday, following which, a team of local police also assisted them. The police and ATS carried out a raid in the Itawa village under the jurisdiction of Budhana police station and arrested Rathi from his home.Budhana SHO Prabhakar Kenthura said, “He was wanted in Punjab for selling illegal arms to Khalistan supporters. They took him away while we provided a police team to help them.”According to sources, a case had been registered against Rathi by State Special Operation Cell in Punjab on January 1, under various provisions of the NDPS Act and Arms Act.The accused's father Ombir Rathi, however, said his son was innocent and framed in a wrong case. “We are farmers and Sanjay also does farming with me. He was looking for a job after passing intermediate. On Friday, the police came and took him away,” he said.On October 15 last year, Shamli Police had busted a module of a pro-Khalistan terror outfit and arrested three members who were planning to kill former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal. The accused, Karma Singh, Amrjeet and Gurujant, were arrested by Shamli police and automatic weapons also were recovered from them.In August 2017, a Bangladesh national, who was allegedly recruiting young men for terror activities and providing them with financial support, was arrested. The man, who was identified as Abdullah, is suspected to be linked to the Ansarullah Bangla Team -- a Bangladesh-based extremist group – and had been living in Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur for a long time.

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