The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at six locations in Punjab in connection with the Sikh for Justice (SFJ) case relating to hoisting of the so called Khalistani flag by the cadres of the outlawed outfit at the office of the Deputy Commissioner”s Office, Moga (Punjab) on the eve of Independence Day, 2020.
The agency conducted searches at six locations in Ferozpur, Ludhiana and Moga districts of Punjab on Tuesday NIA case relating to Khalistani flag hoisting case.
“This crime was committed by the miscreants who were offered cash rewards at the behest of terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of SFJ for this heinous act,” the NIA said in a statement.
The agency further said, “The searched premises belong to the accused Akashdeep Singh, Jogwinder Singh, Inderjeet Singh, Jaspal Singh and Ram Tirath.
The cyber cafe belonging to the accused Jaspal Singh was also searched.”
During searches, various electronic items like pen drives, laptops, hard disc and other incriminating documents have been seized, it said.
The background of the case is that on August 14, 2020, two miscreants hoisted a yellow coloured flag with Khalistan written on it on the terrace of the four-storied building of the Deputy Commissioner Office Complex, Moga (Punjab) and while coming back, they cut the rope of the Indian National Flag hoisted near the main gate and dragged the Indian National Flag along with the rope.
In connection with this incident, a case was registered at Moga police station vide FIR No: 136 of 2020 dated August 14, 2020. The case was re-registered by the NIA as RC-30/2020/NIA/DLI under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections relating to waging war against the nation, conspiracy for waging war against the nation, sedition, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of
religion, imputations prejudicial to national integration and Section 2 of Prevention of Insults to National Honours Act, 1972.
Further investigation in the case is continuing.
SFJ is a banned terrorist outfit in India and Pannu has been designated as a terrorist.The SFJ is a project launched and sustained at the behest of Pakistan”s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to carry out the so -called Referendum 2020 online.