LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- A fugitive operative of the banned Khalistan Commando Force (KCF), who had been evading law enforcement for nearly 31 years, was arrested in a joint operation by the UP Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Gautam Buddh Nagar Commissionerate teams on Wednesday, senior UP ATS officials said in a press note shared with the media on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Sukhwinder Singh alias Dayal Singh alias Rakesh Sharma alias Chhinda, 63, a native of Kapurthala district in Punjab, was apprehended on Wednesday, following sustained technical and field surveillance.

According to the official press note, the ATS Noida unit received intelligence inputs about the presence of the accused, a former active KCF member wanted in multi...