Singh has been in federal custody since his arrest.
An Indian citizen who allegedly conspired along with Khalistan terrorists to conduct terror attacks in India for creating an independent Sikh state has pleaded guilty to federal charges.
According to Department of Justice, Nevada-based Balwinder Singh provided materials and support for conducting terror attack on Indian soil has pleaded before Judge Larry Hicks of US District Court.
Singh was arrested by police in December 2013 and now faces a maximum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment and deportation after his release.
The prosecutors alleged that Singh planned to unleash terror attacks in India with the help of several people who shared the idea of creating an independent Sikh state in the Punjab region of India.
Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary McCord said yesterday that “Balwinder Singh attempted to provide material support and resources to terrorists to create violence and disruption abroad,”
“Identifying, thwarting and holding accountable individuals who pursue international terrorism is a top priority of the Department of Justice,” she added.
Singh has been charged for conspiring with terrorists by giving them two night-vision goggles and for wiring funds to India for purchasing weapons to carry out the attack. But their insidious operation didn’t materialize as the man who was supposed to unleash the attack was stopped by federal agents from boarding a flight to Bangkok at the San Francisco International Airport.
According to the prosecutors, Singh continued to keep in touch with his co-conspirator over the phone and planned terror attacks in India until he was arrested.
Singh’s attorney made the argument before the court that a clause in the plea agreement would allow him to be deported to a third country other than India under the provision of US Convention Against Torture
Singh is a citizen of India and he applied for a permanent resident card in the US in 1999 and obtained the same later, said the prosecutor.
Singh, also known as Jhaji, Happy Possi and Baljit, has been in federal custody since he was arrested from Reno.