A day after confiscating the properties of key Khalistani terrorist and chief of banned terrorist outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has prepared a list of about 20 such terrorists for similar action under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The security agencies are also identifying Khalistani terrorists settled in countries like US, UK, Canada and Australia for cancellation of their Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards in order to check their entry into the country and choke their finances.
The NIA has been pursuing as many as 19 Khalistani fugitives accused of running anti-India propaganda from foreign soil and living in the US, UK, Canada, Dubai, Pakistan and other countries. The agency is seeking to confiscate their assets in India, officials said.
These separatists are being planned to be nailed under the stringent provisions of the anti-terror law UA (P) A.
The list names UK-based terrorists Paramjit Singh Pamma, Kulwant Singh Muthra, Sukhpal Singh, Sarabjeet Singh Bennur, Kulwant Singh alias Kanta, Gurpreet Singh alias Baaghi, Gurmeet Singh alias Bagga alias Baba and Dupinder Jeet.
Pakistan-based fugitives identified in the list are Wadhwa Singh Babbar alia Chacha and Ranjit Singh Neeta.
The agency has also listed US-based Jay Dhaliwal, Amardeep Singh Poorewal (California), Harpreet Singh alia Rana Singh, Harjap Singh alias Jappy Singh (California, US), S Himmat Singh (New York, US). Others named in the list are Jasmeet Singh Hakimzada based in Dubai, Gurjant Singh Dhillon in Australia, Lakhbir Singh Rode in Europe and Canada, Jatinder Singh Grewal in Canada.