A top Khalistan Liberation Force leader Harmeet Singh alias ‘Happy PhD’ has been reportedly shot dead by a local gang over financial disputes. Singh was killed near the Dera Chahal gurdwara in Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday afternoon. He was living in Pakistan for over 20 years.
Harmeet Singh alias “Happy PhD” became chief of KLF in 2014 after the organisation’s head Harminder Mintoo was arrested in Thailand by Punjab Police.
Singh was involved in the smuggling of weapons and drugs from Pakistan. In India too, he was wanted in several cases. He was allegedly involved in the murders of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders in Punjab in 2016-2017.
Singh was also a suspect in the grenade attack at the Nirankari Bhawan that left three people dead and several injured in 2018.