Sikhs For Justice case: NIA to examine role of many including UK based TV journalist
New Delhi, Jan 17: The National Investigation Agency has asked several persons including a farmer union leader and a television journalist to appear before it for questioning in connection with the Sikhs For Justice case.
On Saturday, the NIA summoned Baldev Singh Sirsa, the president of the Lok Bhalai Insaf Welfare Society, one of the unions taking part in the talks with the government over the new farm laws for questioning.
The
NIA
will
also
question
a
UK
based
television
journalist
working
for
KTV
for
questioning.
The
journalist,
Jasveer
Singh
Muktsar
will
be
questioned
on
January
18.
Nobeljit
Singh,
a
clothes
shop
owner
from
Hoshiarpur,
Punjabi
actor
Deep
Sidhu
have
also
been
summoned
by
the
NIA
for
questioning.
The NIA summons is in connection with a case registered against a leader of the proscribed Sikhs for Justice (SJF). Sirsa has been summoned as a witness in the case.
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The NIA has asked Sirsa to appear at the agency's headquarters in New Delhi on January 17 at 11 am.
The
case
was
registered
against
SJF
chief,
Gurpatwant
Singh
Pannu
for
an
alleged
conspiracy
to
create
an
atmosphere
of
fear
and
lawlessness
and
also
to
cause
disaffection
in
people
and
to
incite
them
towards
rising
in
rebellion
against
the
government
of
India.
An
NIA
source
tells
OneIndia
that
they
are
probing
the
source
of
funds
to
several
NGOs
in
India
that
were
allegedly
provided
by
the
SJF.
The
NIA
has
prepared
a
list
of
such
NGOs
which
have
been
allegedly
receiving
funds
from
pro-Khalistan
outfits.
Sirsa is among the several persons who have been issued summons for the purpose of answer questions in the case relating to Pannu.
In its FIR, the NIA had accused Sikhs For Justice and other Khalistan outfits of entering into a conspiracy. Huge funds are being collected abroad for the on-ground propaganda against the government of India. The funds also being used to stage demonstrations outside the Indian missions at UK, Canada and USA.
The funds that were collected are being sent through NGOs to pro-Khalistan elements based in India to undertake acts of terror and create fear in the minds of the people, the NIA's FIR also said.
The SJF leadership has planned large scale disruptive activities aimed at damaging government and private property. They also plan on disrupting supplies and services, the NIA said.
Further the SJF was also accused of incessant social media campaign aimed at radicalising and recruiting impressionable youth to agitate and undertake acts of terror for the creation of a separate Khalistan.