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Notification under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 adding Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar as serial number 56 in the Fourth Schedule (list of individual terrorists) to the Act.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Home Affairs, vide S.O. 02(E) dated 1st January 2024, exercising powers under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), amended the Fourth Schedule to the Act by inserting, after serial number 55, a new serial number 56 naming "Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar" as an individual terrorist. The notification recites that under clause (a) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of Section 35, the Central Government may add an individual's name to the Fourth Schedule if it believes the person is involved in terrorism; that Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar, son of Shamsher Singh and Preetpal Kaur, born 11.04.1994, permanent address in Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab, and presently residing in Brampton, Canada, is stated to be associated with Babbar Khalsa International (listed at serial number 1 of the First Schedule to the Act); that he is alleged to be involved in multiple killings, threatening calls to pro-nationalist leaders, ransom demands, posting claims of killings on social media, and smuggling of arms, ammunition and explosives via drones; and that Red Corner Notice No. A-4588/6-2022 has been issued by INTERPOL, along with a non-bailable warrant dated 12.12.2022 and Look Out Circular No. 2245381 dated 15.06.2022. The Fourth Schedule was last amended vide notification S.O. 5491(E) dated 29th December 2023. Issued under F. No. 11034/01/2023/CT-I by Praveen Vashista, Additional Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01012024-251023 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 02] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2024/PAUSHA 11, 1945 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st January, 2024 S.O. 02(E).—Whereas, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) has been enacted to provide for more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations and for dealing with terrorist activities and for matters connected therewith; And whereas, clause (a) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 35 of the said Act empowers the Central Government to add the name of an individual in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, if it believes that he is involved in terrorism; And whereas, Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar 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 and presently residing in Brampton, Canada is associated with Babbar Khalsa International; And whereas, Babbar Khalsa International is listed as a terrorist organisation at serial number 1 of the First Schedule to the said Act; And whereas, the said Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar backed by cross border agency 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; And whereas, the said Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ 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 providing sharp shooters; And whereas, the said Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar and his associates have been conspiring to disrupt the peace, communal harmony and law and order in the State of Punjab through nefarious designs including sabotage, raising of terror modules, carrying out targeted killings, and other anti-national activities; And whereas, Red Corner Notice No. A-4588/6-2022 has been issued against the said Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar by INTERPOL Secretariat General (IPSG), Lyon, France And whereas, a non-bailable warrant dated 12.12.2022 has been issued against the said Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar and the said Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar is a subject of Look Out Circular No. 2245381 dated 15.06.2022; And whereas, the Central Government believes that Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar is involved in terrorism and the said Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar is to be added as a terrorist in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act, namely:- In the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, in the Fourth Schedule, after serial number 55 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:- "56.Satwinder Singh @ Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar ". [F. No. 11034/01/2023/CT-I] PRAVEEN VASHISTA, Addl. Secy. Note:- The Fourth Schedule to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 was last amended vide the notification number S.O. 5491(E), dated the 29th December, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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