India News | Khalistan Commando Force Chief Paramjit Singh Panjwar Killed in Lahore: Sources
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Wanted terrorist and chief of the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF-Panjwar group) Paramjit Singh Panjwar was shot dead in Pakistan's Lahore on Saturday by unidentified assailants, sources said.
Chandigarh, May 6 (PTI) Wanted terrorist and chief of the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF-Panjwar group) Paramjit Singh Panjwar was shot dead in Pakistan's Lahore on Saturday by unidentified assailants, sources said.
He was gunned down this morning by two motorcycle-borne men near his residence in Lahore, they said.
Hailing from Punjab's Tarn Taran district, Panjwar, 63 was involved in drug and weapons smuggling and was designated as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in July 2020.
He joined the KCF in 1986. He later headed this outfit and crossed over to Pakistan.
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The KCF was listed as a terrorist organisation under UAPA. PTI CHS VSD
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