Held KLF men say top UP ‘netas’ are on their hit list

Senior politicians of Uttar Pradesh are on the hit list of Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF). This was revealed by two members of the KLF to a team of Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UP ATS) in New Delhi on Monday.

During interrogation, the KLF members, who were arrested by the special cell of the Delhi police on June 28, told the ATS team that they had set up a training camp in western Uttar Pradesh. They also admitted to have prepared a list of political leaders of UP who were on their cross hairs. 

The KLF members, identified as Gurtej Singh (41) and Lovepreet (21), told the ATS team that they were planning to execute targeted killings in northern states. The special cell officers said that both of them were close to Pak-based ISI handler Abdullah and Avtar Singh Pannu of Sikhs For Justice, a banned outfit. “Gurtej was assigned the job of engaging youths in west UP for carrying out subversive activities. He had indoctrinated Lovepreet along with five others,” said the officers. 

Additional director general of police, UP ATS, Dhruva Kant Thakur said that “some of the leaders of the state were on their list.” 

The KLF members told the ATS that they were engaging youths in western UP at the behest of ISI handlers.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/held-klf-men-say-top-up-netas-are-on-their-hit-list/articleshow/76699704.cms