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About Khalistan Liberation Force: Latest Updates, Details, Objective, History
About Khalistan Liberation Force: Latest Updates, Details, Objective, History
Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) is a militant group and is part of the Khalistan movement to create a Sikh homeland called Khalistan via armed struggle.
The Khalistan Liberation Force came into existence in 1986 with the objective of establishing an independent Khalistan by the secession of Punjab from India through violent means.
On 26th December 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs of Government of India, issued to notification to prescribe the Khalistan Liberation Force as a banned organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Following activities led to apprehensions that KLF is attempting to revive militancy in the state:
A five-member KLF module was busted by the Punjab Police, which resulted in working out the two cases relating to planting of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Nabha, Punjab.
A module was busted in Gurudaspur district and four terrorists were arrested with illegal arms and ammunition. It was alleged that they were planning to target Pathankot based leaders of a particular political party.
Amritsar police had busted another module and three KLF terrorists were arrested, who were planning to target prominent members of a particular community to disrupt communal harmony in Punjab.
Jalandhar police had also busted a Khalistan Zindabad Force module of four members and arrested the chief of KLF along with illegal arms and ammunition
Home Ministry justifying the ban states that the members of KLF in India are getting financial and logistic support from their handlers based abroad and it believes that the KLF is involved in terrorism as it has committed and participated in various acts of terrorism in India.
