NIA conducts searches in Punjab in High Commission attack case
NIA teams conducted searches at the locations in the districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Patiala, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Tarn Taran and Moga
New Delhi, September 14
In a pan Punjab crackdown in connection with the 2023 violent attack by a pro Khalistani mob at the Indian High Commission in Ottawa (Canada), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seized several incriminating documents and digital devices during searches at 13 locations.
NIA teams conducted searches at the locations in the districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Patiala, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Tarn Taran and Moga. The target locations were connected with the accused Khalistani leader Amarjot and his associates.
The case was registered on 16th June last year under various sections of IPC, Explosive Substances Act, and UA (P) Act. As per investigations, Amarjot had led the protestors, who had raised anti-India slogan, tied a Khalistani flag on the boundary wall of the High Commission, and hurled two grenades inside the building on 23rd March 2023.
NIA teams are examining the various digital devices, including mobile phones, SIM cards, Pen drives, I-Pad, DVR, Hard Disk/SSD, Memory Cards etc., as well the suspicious financial transactions records and incriminating documents seized during the searches.
