New Delhi: Khalistani separatist Lakhbir Singh alias Rode, among India's 'most wanted' terrorists, has died in Pakistan where he had fled after his uncle Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was killed in 1984, authorities said on Tuesday.
The 72-year-old Khalistani terrorist, whose ancestral village was at Rode in Moga district in Punjab, died at a hospital in Rawalpindi following a massive heart attack, the officials confirmed.
Some reports also suggest that he died on Monday while others indicate that he breathed his last on Saturday. The self-styled chief of banned Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF) was an accused in various cases and had a Red Corner notice issued by by the Interpol on India's request. He was actively engaged in ferrying weapons and explosives to India from across the border to carry out terrorist activities in Punjab. The dossier prepared by the security agencies read that various accused arrested by Punjab Police had confirmed during interrogation that they were in contact with Rode and had carried consignments of arms, ammunition and explosives to India at Rode's instance for subversive activities for Khalistan movement.
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