Goa, April 19 -- In a major revelation, Punjab Police have identified gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, as a key operative working for Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to destabilize Punjab through terror activities.

A native of Passia village in Ajnala, Harpreet Singh began his criminal career in 2018-19 under the mentorship of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and with support from his US-based associates, Darman Kahlon and Amrit Bal. After briefly working in Dubai in 2018, he returned to India in 2019, only to illegally enter the United States in 2020 using a forged passport, police said.

Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav confirmed that Passia later established contact with Pakistan-based...