Attack On Indian High Commission In Canada By Khalistan Supporters: NIA Conducts Raids At Multiple Locations In Punjab

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday (13 September) carried out raids at multiple locations in Punjab as part of its ongoing investigation into the attack on the Indian High Commission in Canada by pro-Khalistan supporters.

The anti-terror probe agency had registered the case in this regard in June 2023.

The raids were reportedly conducted in Moga, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Jalandhar districts in Punjab.

The case relates to a protest by pro-Khalistani supporters outside the Indian mission in Ottawa, Canada on March 23, 2023, “who raised anti-India slogans, tied Khalistani flags on the boundary wall of the High Commission and hurled two grenades inside the High Commission building”, according to the NIA’s first information report (FIR).

Members of the mob led by the said Amarjot Singh and others also committed unlawful activities.

The NIA had named Amarjot Singh along with unidentified persons in the case.

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