The FBI has apprehended Harpreet Singh in Sacramento, California, wanted in India for multiple terror attacks across Punjab. Singh, linked to Pakistan's ISI and the Khalistani group Babbar Khalsa International, illegally entered the US and used burner phones to evade capture. He is accused of masterminding attacks and supplying resources to operatives.
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