Rishikesh police have arrested on Friday a person Jagjeet Singh alias Jagga, resident of Tilak Road, Rishikesh on the charge of pasting anti-India slogans threatening national integrity on the social networking sites. He is a follower of the notorious Khalistani terror face Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Rishikesh police station in-charge Vijay Singh Gusain said that Jagjeet Singh was allegedly involved in works meant to threaten the unity and integrity of the nation. It is learnt that he had put banners of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the slain leader of the Khalistani terror, at Railway Road and Tilak Road to mark his birth anniversary in 2015.
At his facebook account posted on February 22, 2016, he had shared a poster of Mohammad Ali Jinna and Bhindranwale apart from slogans like Pakistan Zindabad, Khalistan Zindabad, long Pakistan and Khalistan.
In course of investigation, police found his involvement in activities supporting Khalistan. Along with lIU, the local police officers had conducted thorough investigation into the anti-national activities being carried out by Singh.
Based on the investigation, a case under sections 505 of IPC and 67 IT Act was registered against Singh in Rishikesh police station. Police further said that earlier in June 15, 2016, Singh was sent to jail in Punjab in connection with a case lodged under sections 302/34 of IPC in police station City Khanna in Punjab.