Overview
- Sukhwinder Singh Dhillon, also known as Dayal Singh, Rakesh Sharma, and Chhinda, was detained in SAS Nagar (Mohali) and is a native of Kapurthala, Punjab.
- The joint operation by the UP Anti-Terrorism Squad and Gautam Buddha Nagar police followed intelligence leads and surveillance, leading to an arrest without incident.
- Police records show he was arrested in 1993 in Noida with an AK-56 rifle and 121 cartridges, granted bail that December, and absconded from August 16, 1995 under a non-bailable warrant.
- Officials say he faces multiple additional cases from the 1980s and early 1990s in Punjab, including alleged murder and other IPC offenses.
- Authorities describe the capture as a significant counter-terrorism development and have produced him before the concerned authorities for interrogation and further legal proceedings.