Guwahati: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared Arshdeep Singh Gill, also known as “Arsh Dalla,” a terrorist on Monday in accordance with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967 due to his involvement in terrorist activities as well as heinous crimes like murder, extortion and targeted killings.
The MHA made the announcement via a notification, claiming that Gill, a 1996-born inhabitant of Jagraon in Ludhiana, Punjab, is currently based in Canada.
The notification claims that Gill is very connected to Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who is a designated terrorist under the UAPA, and that Gill manages terror modules on his behalf.
According to the notification, in addition to his involvement in terrorism, Gill also commits horrific crimes like murder, extortion, and targeted killings.
According to ANI, Gill is charged in numerous cases filed and under investigation by the National Investigation Agency, including targeted killing, extortion for funding terrorism, attempted murder, upsetting communal harmony, and sowing fear among the people of the state of Punjab. Gill is also involved in large-scale cross-border smuggling of drugs and weapons.
According to the notification, Gill will be added to the list of terrorists since the Central Government believes he is connected to terrorism and is acting “in exercise of the powers given by section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.”
With his inclusion in the Fourth Schedule under UAPA, Mir will be the 53rd individual to be designated a terrorist, it said.
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967 was passed to make provisions for the more effective prevention of some unlawful activities by people and organisations, as well as for dealing with terrorism and issues related thereto.