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Former militant Nishan Singh held

Tribune News Service

Gurdaspur, October 18

The Gurdaspur police yesterday arrested former militant Nishan Singh from his native village Kalanaur on the Indo-Pak border.

Nishan Singh had returned to his village after serving a 15-year sentence in various jails of the state under various cases of terrorism.

He was arrested and jailed in 1988 before being released in 2003.

Talking to The Tribune, SSP Paramraj Singh Umranangal said Nishan had reestablished his contacts with terrorist groups after coming out of jail.

He had allegedly harboured Jagtar Singh Hawara, prime accused in the former Chief Minister Beant Singh killing case, after he fled from the Burail jail in Chandigarh.

Hawara and his associates had stayed at Nishan’s Kalanaur resident after fleeing from the jail. He also allegedly provided them with a mobile.

Nishan was also allegedly in contact with Punjab militants based in Pakistan.

Due to his anti-national activities, the police had registered a case under Sections 124, 153-A, 212 and 216 of the IPC against Nishan in April.

He evaded arrest till last night when he was arrested on a tip-off from his residence, the SSP said. Nishan was today produced in the local court, which remanded him in police custody till October 22.

The police has confiscated a mobile phone used by him to contact militant groups in Pakistan.

An active terrorist of the area, Nishan had initially worked for the Khalistan Commando Force and later other groups.

Instead of carrying out the operations, Nishan allegedly provided logistical support and hideouts to terrorists operating in the area.

He also attacked former SSP Batala Ajit Singh Sandhu in Amritsar jail.

Nishan had met with an accident in the recent past in which both his legs were fractured. He still uses crutches to walk.