Lakhbir Singh Sandhu (Landa)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Lakhbir Singh Sandhu

• During his college days, Lakhbir got involved in student politics.
• In July 2011, a case was registered against Lakhbir Singh Sandhu at Harike Pattan for an alleged murder attempt, and he was also charged under the Arms Act.

• In May 2016, the Punjab Police filed a case against him in an alleged kidnapping in Moga.

• Lakhbir Singh Sandhu’s parents claimed that he got involved in heroin smuggling at the age of 16 and had not stayed in touch with them since he fled to Canada. They describe him as an innocent child who got involved in bad company and was influenced by powerful local leaders.

• His parents own a house, a tractor, a luxurious car, and 20 acres of land in Harike.

  

• There were many cases including alleged murder attempts and kidnapping registered against Landa in India before he moved to Canada.

• Lakhbir Singh Sandhu left for Canada from Punjab, India, in 2017 and began living in Edmonton, Alberta.

• He then began operating criminal activities in Punjab, India, from Canada. He started working with the Khalistani organization Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and became a close associate of BKI terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda.

  

• In Canada, Lakhbir Singh Sandhu is also associated with pro-Khalistan terrorists such as Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of the Sikhs for Justice group and the late Hardeep Singh Nijjar of the Khalistan Tiger Force.

• He took responsibility for the Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack on the Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali in 2022 as well as the RPG attack on Sarhali Police Station in Tarn Taran in December 2022.

  

• After the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Lakhbir Singh Sandhu was announced as a chief of Khalistani group Babbar Khalsa International.

• Reportedly, he was the mastermind behind the conspiracy to kill Punjab Police SI Dilbagh Singh in August 2022.

• Lakhbir Singh Sandhu is the 55th individual to be identified as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

• His brother, Tarsem Singh, moved to some unknown location after Lakhbir Singh was declared a wanted criminal by the Indian government.

• His gang remains active in the Harike area in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, India, with extortion incidents reported in his name.

• Lakhbir Singh Sandhu ran a legal business in Canada from 2016 to 2020 and was believed to be inactive during this period.

• In May 2021, he was involved in the Patti double murder case of Aman Fauji and Prabhjit Singh, who were close to Gurmukh Singh Ghulla, an associate of ex-Patti MLA Adesh Partap Singh Kairon.

  

• Lakhbir Singh Sandhu was also accused of supplying Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), arms, weapons, and narcotics for terrorist activities in Punjab and other parts of India.

• In 2022, an extortion incident, which involved Landa and his gang members, was reported in the Jeera area in Firozpur, where two masked men opened fire on a shopkeeper named Gurjant.

  

• In 2023, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced cash rewards for information leading to Lakhbir Singh Sandhu’s arrest along with his close associate Rinda and three other BKI operatives.