Designation of Lakhbir Singh as terrorist under UAPA

8009 GI/202 3 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5258] NEW DEL HI, FRIDAY , DECEMBER 29, 2023/ PAUS HA 8, 1945 CG-DL-E-29122023-250971 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th December, 2023. S.O. 5491(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, Lakhbir Singh @ Landa son of Niranjan Singh and Parminder Kaur, born on 24.08.1989, having permane nt residence at VPO Harike, District Tarn Taran, Punjab and presently residing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada belongs to Babbar Khalsa International; And whereas, Babbar Khalsa International is listed as a terrorist organisation at serial number 1 of the F irst Schedule to the said Act; And whereas, the said Lakhbir Singh @ Landa backed by cross border agency was involved in the terror attack through shoulder mounted Rocket Propelled Grenade on the building of Punjab State Intelligence Headquarter at Mohali; And whereas, the said Lakhbir Singh @ Landa has been involed in supply of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), arms, sophisticated weapons, explosives from across the border to various modules for carrying out terrorist activities in the State of Punjab, India; And whereas, the said Lakhbir Singh @ Landa has also been involved in various criminal cases related to raising of terror modules, extortion, killings, planting IEDs, smuggling of weapons and narcotics and using funds or proceeds thereof for terror ist acts in the State of Punjab and other parts of the Country; And whereas, the said Lakhbir Singh @ Landa and his associates have been conspiring to disrupt the peace, law and order in the State of Punjab by carrying out targeted killings, extortions an d other anti -national activities in different parts of India; And whereas, an open ended warrant has been issued against the said Lakhbir Singh @ Landa and the said Lakhbir Singh @ Landa is a subject of Look Out Circular No. 2144306 dated 09.06.2021; And w hereas, the Central Government believes that Lakhbir Singh @ Landa is involved in terrorism and the said Lakhbir Singh @ Landa is to be added as a terrorist in the Fourth Schedule to the said Act; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clau se (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 th e Fourth Schedule, after serial number 54 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely: - “55. Lakhbir Singh @ Landa”. [F.No. 11034/17/2022/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. 709(E), dated the 17th February, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.