- Tuesday, April 29, 2025
By: ANI
India’s elite National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday (8) arrested wanted accused Bikramjit Singh after his extradition from Austria.
Singh, who is also known by different aliases like Bikkar Panjwar and Bikkar Baba, had formed a terror gang to carry out terror attacks in the northern Indian state of Punjab, along with his close associates.
“Bikramjit Singh was arrested after his extradition by the competent authority of Linz, Austria in coordination with Interpol authorities,” the NIA said in a statement.
WANTED ACCUSED BIKRAMJIT SINGH @ BIKKAR PANJWAR @ BIKKAR BABA EXTRADITED FROM VIENNA (AUSTRIA) TO INDIA AND ARRESTED BY NIA AT DELHI pic.twitter.com/QreZxwhhkJ
— NIA India (@NIA_India) December 8, 2022
Singh had allegedly formed a terror gang to carry out terror attacks in Punjab, along with with his close associates. He was absconding in the NIA case which was filed against him in 2019.
@NIA_India arrests wanted terrorist Bikramjit Singh aka Bikkar Baba after he was extradited from Vienna (Austria). In 2021 he was detained in Linz. NIA chargesheeted him in Taran Taran blast of Sept 2019. pic.twitter.com/D7wixmysUU
— bhavatosh singh (@bhavatoshsingh) December 8, 2022
The NIA had sent a team to Austria to bring him back to India.
On the strength of the non-bailable warrants issued by the NIA special court, Mohali, and subsequent the Red Corner Notice, Singh was detained in Linz, Austria on March 22 last year.
“After completion of legal proceedings, Linz Regional Court, Australia extradited the arrested accused Bikramjit Singh,” the NIA’s statement added.
Investigations had revealed that Singh not only instigated the co-accused and others to commit terrorist acts, but also conducted training for fabricating improvised explosive devices and using them.
“During various processions and agitations, Bikramjit Singh carried bombs and instigated other participants to attack government agencies to strike terror in the population at large,” the NIA added.
