Khalistani Militants Gave Fake IDs at Hotel: Cops

The three suspected Khalistani terrorists, who were killed in an encounter with a joint team of Punjab police and UP police on December 23, stayed at a local hotel on Puranpur highway and presented fake identity cards at the reception, police officials said on Thursday.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW:

Pilibhit superintendent of police (SP) Avinash Pandey said the fake IDs showed the terrorists as residents of Aadarsh Nagar, Ballia in Uttar Pradesh.

"The three deceased — Gurwinder Singh, 25, Virendra Singh alias Ravi, 23, Jasan Preet Singh alias Pratap Singh, 18, of Gurdaspur — had stayed in a hotel on Puranpur highway on fake identity cards. Gurwinder presented IDs that mentioned him as Manjeet Singh, Virendra as Kuldeep Singh and Jasan Preet Singh as Heera Singh. The trio was shown as residents of Aadarsh Nagar, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh," the SP said.