NIA raids 31 locations in Punjab, Haryana in Indian High Commission attack case
- In Reports
- 12:30 PM, Aug 02, 2023
- Myind Staff
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana against those involved in the attack on the Indian High Commission in London on March 19 this year to unravel the full contours of the conspiracy and bring to book the culprits, an official said.
"Massive raids were conducted today across the two north-Indian states, as part of NIA's efforts to unravel the bigger conspiracy behind the London attack," said the NIA.
These searches were conducted in Moga, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, SBS Nagar, Amritsar, Mukhtsar, Sangrur, Patiala and Mohali districts in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana.
Digital data was seized during the raids which contained information regarding those accused of being involved in the attack and other incriminating documents and evidence were also recovered, as per the report.
The NIA said it is leaving no stone unturned to pinpoint culpability in the London attack and arrest the perpetrators, their associates, and their supporters, based in India and abroad.
“It has been carrying out extensive investigations into the incident with a view to ensuring there is no repeat of such breach of security, disrespect to the Indian National Flag or any threat to Indian interests abroad,” said the NIA statement.
The High Commission of India in London was attacked on March 19 by a group of around 50 people during a pro-Khalistan protest.
They committed criminal trespass, injured officials, disrespected the Indian flag, and damaged public property.
The attack was allegedly organized by UK-based Gurcharan Singh of the Dal Khalsa, Avtar Singh Khanda of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), Jasvir Singh, and many of their associates, both Indian and foreign nationals.
In May, a team of the NIA visited the UK for the probe in connection with the case. Subsequently, crowdsourcing of information was carried out to identify UK-based entities and individuals involved in the incident.
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