NIA raids 15 locations in Punjab and Haryana against separatist supporters
NIA crackdown against separatist supporters: The National Investigation Agency is conducting raids at the premises of suspects in Punjab having links to outlawed ‘Unlawful Association’, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).
NIA sleuths raid premises of several people who have links with ‘Unlawful Association’, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) in Punjab's Moga and Khaana; Haryana's Yamuna Nagar and Kurukshetra among others.. The raids are underway since morning in close coordination with the Punjab ad Haryana Police.
The NIA sleuths conducted the raids based on specific inputs about some suspects having links to the SFJ and Pannun.
The move comes two days after the NIA announced to register a case against 'listed individual terrorist' Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of the SFJ over his latest viral video threatening the passengers flying in Air India and the airlines with a global blockade and closure of its operations from November 19.
NIA said in a statement that "Pannun is the the self-proclaimed General Counsel' of the outlawed 'unlawful Association' SFJ, and is in the eye of the storm yet again following the release and circulation of video messages on various social media platforms urging the Sikhs not to fly on Air India planes on and after November 19 claiming threat to their lives if they flew on Air India."
- PTC NEWS
