NIA to probe Pak link in UK mission attack
Hindustan TimesNew Delhi: The National Investigation Agency is trying to ascertain if there is any Pakistan link to the violent demonstration by pro-Khalistan protesters outside the Indian high commission in London last month, as part of its probe into a larger conspiracy, according to officials aware of the matter. NIA took over the probe from Delhi Police last week after the ministry of home affairs held a meeting with UK home office representatives. In the case pertaining to the agitation outside the Indian high commission in London last month, the role of UK-based Khalistan leaders, including Avtar Singh Khanda, suspected handler of radical preacher and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, in allegedly leading the protesters to the high commission will be in focus, the officials cited above said. Intelligence agencies earlier said that pro-Khalistan leaders such as Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who has been declared an “individual terrorist” under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, has organised demonstrations and on-ground campaigns outside Indian high commissions in the UK, the US, Canada, Germany and other countries in the past.