Mohali, Jan. 14 -- A Mohali court has discharged gangster Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria from a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), holding that there was no admissible evidence against him and that the competent authority had declined sanction to prosecute him.

The FIR was registered against Jagdeep Singh, Amritpal Singh, Pargat Singh, Darmanjot Singh and Paramjit Singh in 2023 under Sections 17, 18 and 20 of the UAPA, Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act, based on intelligence inputs alleging involvement in unlawful and anti-national activities.

During investigation, police had arrested Yuvraj Singh, Nishan Singh, Jaspal Singh...