Who is Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh’s mentor Avtar Singh Khanda?

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Meet Avtar Singh Khanda

Khanda is a UK-based Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) activist. He is also a close associate of Khalistani terrorist Jagtar Singh Tara [{ "selector": ".pqcpc-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 473px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".bnzqx-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Avtar Singh Khanda family

He is reported to be an asylum seeker in the UK and is the son of Kulwant Singh Khukrana. Khukrana was associated with banned terrorist outfit Khalistan Liberation Force [{ "selector": ".rogbl-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 457px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".iftpf-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Main handler of
Amritpal Singh

Avtar Singh Khanda is said to be the person who groomed Amritpal Singh before he came to Punjab last year to become the chief of radical outfit Waris Punjab De [{ "selector": ".wwgai-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 456px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".segjx-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Khanda’s Paramjit Singh
Pamma connect

Avtar Singh Khanda is closely connected with Paramjit Singh Pamma of the Khalistani outfit Babbar Khalsa International, also known for radicalising Sikh youth [{ "selector": ".wpfjw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 432px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".lrlls-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Does he have ISI ties?

Indian intelligence agencies believe that Khanda has ties with the Pakistani ISI. ISI is also being called the mentor of Amritpal Singh [{ "selector": ".jwlua-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 473px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".dftun-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

What was Khanda upto
in the UK?

Khanda, along with Babbar Khalsa international, has been trying to make explosives using common chemicals. They give demonstrations in the UK's Birmingham and Glasgow [{ "selector": ".gsajw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 449px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".odwur-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Avtar Singh Khanda arrested

Amritpal Singh’s mentor Avtar Singh Khanda has been arrested for vandalism at the Indian Embassy in the UK [{ "selector": ".kiiws-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 495px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".bbinz-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Pulled down the Indian flag

Khanda was reportedly seen pulling down the Indian flag during a protest by Khalistan supporters at the Indian High Commission [{ "selector": ".oqkai-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 475px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".rqiai-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

What are they working
towards?

Amritpal Singh, Avtar Singh Khanda and their associates are working to establish Khalistan, a Sikh sovereign state which would have Lahore as its capital [{ "selector": ".caoan-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 475px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".fopag-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Who is Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh’s mentor Avtar Singh Khanda?

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Meet Avtar Singh Khanda

Avtar Singh Khanda family

Main handler of Amritpal Singh

Khanda’s Paramjit Singh Pamma connect