( CNN ) -- A Nevada man is accused of providing support to terrorism groups in India and Pakistan , authorities said Wednesday . Balwinder Singh , 39 , is charged with one count of conspiracy to murder , kidnap , and maim persons in a foreign country ; one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists ; one count of making a false statement on an immigration document ; two counts of use of an immigration document procured by fraud ; and one count of unlawful production of an identification document . He was arrested in Reno on Tuesday . Singh is accused of belonging to two terrorist organizations -- Babbar Khalsa International ( BKI ) and Khalistan Zindabad Force ( KZF ) -- whose members seek to create an independent Sikh state in the Punjab region of India , read the indictment . `` After an extensive investigation , the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force ( JTTF ) of Northern Nevada has disrupted an individual 's involvement in facilitation activities in support of a foreign terrorist organization , targeting an ally of the United States , '' said FBI Special Agent in Charge Laura A. Bucheit . `` We will continue to work with our international partners to prevent acts of terrorism on U.S. soil or , as in this case , on that of an ally . '' According to the indictment , Singh was a citizen of India and fled to the United States where he claimed asylum . He eventually obtained a permanent resident card . He is accused of using a false identity and obtaining false documents in the United States so that he could travel to India without being apprehended by authorities there . Singh sent money from the United States to co-conspirators in India , the indictment read . He is also accused of providing advice on how to carry out acts of terrorism and traveling to Pakistan , India and other countries to meet with co-conspirators . If convicted , Singh faces up to life in prison . He is scheduled to appear in court Friday .
NEW : He could face up to life in prison if convicted . Balwinder Singh , 39 , was arrested in Reno on Tuesday . He is charged with conspiracy to murder , kidnap , and maim persons in a foreign country . Singh is accused of belonging to two terrorist organizations .