The Ministry of Home Affairs today declared gangster Satwinder Singh alias Satinderjit Singh alias Goldy Brar a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. This is yet another action by Amit Shah led Home Ministry which has earlier declared Lakhbir Singh Landa, a Canada-based member of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) a terrorist under Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Gangster Goldy Brar is allegedly the mastermind behind the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. Brar is a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and had claimed responsibility for the murder of Moosewala on May 29, 2022.
The MHA notification said that Satwinder Singh, son of Shamsher Singh and Preetpal Kaur born on 11.04.1994 having permanent address at House No. 970/2, Adesh Nagar, Street No 3, Sri Muktsar Sahib City, Punjab is presently residing in Brampton, Canada and is associated with Babbar Khalsa International. It also said that the Babbar Khalsa International has been listed as a terrorist organization at serial number 1 of the First Schedule to the Act.
The Home Ministry said that Goldy Brar is backed by cross border agency and was involved in multiple killing and professes radical ideology, figured in making threatening calls to pro-nationalist leaders, demanding ransom and posting the claims of killings on different social media platforms. It also said that Goldy Brar has been involved in smuggling of high-grade arms, ammunitions and explosive materials through drones from across the border and supplying thereon for carrying out killings and also involved in providing sharp shooters.
The government also said that the gangster and his associates have been conspiring to disrupt the peace, communal harmony and law and order in Punjab through nefarious designs including sabotage, raising of terror modules, carrying out targeted killings and other national activities.
