New Delhi: Gurpreet Singh Rehal, a businessman in the United Kingdom has been sanctioned by London for alleged links to terrorist organisations operating in India, such as Babbar Khalsa and Babbar Akali Lehar.

“HM Treasury assesses Rehal is involved in Babbar Khalsa and Babbar Akali Lehar’s terrorist activities, including promoting and encouraging, carrying out recruitment activities for, providing financial services to as well as supporting and assisting those organisations, including through purchasing weapons and other military materiel,” the UK Treasury said in a statement Thursday.

The statement added: “HM Treasury also assesses that Babbar Akali Lehar is associated with, and involved in, Babbar Khalsa’s terrorist activities by promoting and encouraging and carrying out recruitment

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