UK-based Khalistan Liberation Force chief on life help in London, poisoning suspected

By Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu: Avtar Singh Khanda, UK-based chief of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and the principle handler of Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh, is on life help at a hospital in London.

Khanda, who had helped Amritpal Singh evade cops for 37 days, is suspected of being poisoned.

Avtar Singh Khanda is the son of slain KLF terrorist Kulwant Singh. He went to the UK in 2007 on a research visa earlier than he took asylum there in 2012.

Khanda was purportedly heading the KLF outfit beneath the code identify ‘Ranjodh Singh’ after the killing of erstwhile KLF chief Harmeet Singh in Pakistan in January 2020.

He is believed to have performed a key function in establishing Amritpal Singh as WPD chief after the loss of life of Deep Sidhu.

He was additionally current close to the Indian High Commission when the Indian flag was taken down in London.

Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh, who was on the run, surrendered earlier than Moga Police in Punjab in April this 12 months.

He was shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, the place eight of his aides, together with Papalpreet Singh, are already being held beneath the National Security Act.

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