NIA Team To Probe Pro-Khalistani Protests In UK; Will Brief British Police Soon
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: A probe team of the NIA left for the United Kingdom on Monday to probe the pro-Khalistani protests during which the protesters allegedly pulled down the national flag at the Indian high commission in London on March 19. The Indian probe agency will also conduct a forensic examination of the CCTV footage installed in and around the high commission and Sources also said that the team will provide evidence against Avtar Singh Khanda, who is believed to be roaming freely in London, allegedly holds the key to the trans-national Khalistan conspiracy that led to the rise of arrested radical preacher Amritpal Singh. Pro-Khalistani protestors had pulled down the national flag while holding protests outside the high commission on March 19 this year, a day after the Punjab police launched a crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh in Punjab on March 18. The Delhi police had registered a case under the Unlawful Activities Act and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act as it involves unlawful activities carried out by certain people holding Indian nationality abroad.