Punjab Police register case against SFJ’s Pannu for assassination threat against Captain Amarinder
The Punjab Police have registered a case against Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of the banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for allegedly threatening to assassinate Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
The death threat was issued through a video posted on the SFJ’s Facebook page on August 28, the police said, adding that the case was registered on Monday. Last month, the Himachal Pradesh police had booked Gurpatwant Singh Pannu for allegedly issuing a threat against Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
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Captain Amarinder Singh has warned Pannu against any attempt to disturb the state’s peace, stability and communal harmony. He again warned of a befitting response to the SFJ’s disruptive and divisive acts.
The Punjab Chief Minister said, “Nobody will be allowed to disturb the hard-earned peace of Punjab and again plunge our people into the dark abyss of the terrorism days, which took thousands of innocent lives.”
He said any bid by the SFJ and its self-styled ‘general counsel” to create trouble in Punjab would be countered with the full might of his government.
"The land of the Gurus, who had always propagated the ideology of oneness of humanity, Punjab was home to all people, regardless of religion, caste and creed. Pannu’s pathetic attempts to once again fan hatred, divisiveness and violence in the name of religion and in the garb of a peaceful secessionist campaign for the attainment of Khalistan has already been strongly repudiated by the people of Punjab and India,” said Captain Amarinder.
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The Chief Minister’s strong warning to Pannu came even as the Punjab Police on Monday registered an FIR against the SFJ leader for issuing an assassination threat against the former through a video posted on SFJ’s Facebook page.
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta said the video suggested a criminal conspiracy against Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, who was shown in the video as being targeted with bullets. Further investigations were underway to unearth the complete conspiracy, he added.
Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistani outfit based in the US, was declared as ‘Unlawful Association’ by the Government of India in 2019 after it was found to be indulging in activities prejudicial to the internal security of India and the public order and having the potential of disrupting peace, unity and integrity of the country.
-PTC News
