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NEW DELHI: Investigations into the blasts that rocked two cinema halls in the Capital on May 22 have according to the police revealed that after failing to lure young men by brainwashing them in the name of religion, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) had lately resorted to offering them opportunities abroad to make them work for the outfit. The revelation has in a way established a link between human trafficking and terrorism. It is an already well-established fact that Punjab is one of the major sources of human trafficking to Western and even CIS countries for the past several years. There are many instances of young men from Punjab having been found trying to illegally enter other countries, most of the time on fake travel documents, in search of greener pastures. They spend lakhs of rupees in a bid to migrate to other countries. Not long ago the top BKI leadership was worried over the declining interest of the young men in Punjab to join the "Khalistan" movement. The matter was discussed in detail at a meeting held by outfits fighting for the same cause in Germany in 2001. The BKI then realised that it could entice the youth by offering them what they wanted most. Taking advantage of their craze to settle abroad, the BKI conduits started roping in such young men to work for them. A case in point is Balwinder Singh, an accused in the twin blasts case, who aspired to migrate to the United States or some other Western country for better opportunities. His two sisters are already settled in the United States. During interrogation, Balwinder, a resident of Nawashahr, allegedly revealed to the police that about a year ago his school-time friend, Jaspal Singh, the alleged mastermind behind the blasts at Liberty and Satyam theatres, had promised to help him settle abroad. An unemployed Balwinder fell into the trap and started working for Jaspal. He would courier explosives and ammunition from one BKI militant to the other.
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