NIA Raids Multiple Punjab Locations Over Anti-India Ottawa Protest

The National Investigation Agency conducted raids in Punjab connected to a protest by pro-Khalistani supporters outside India's High Commission in Ottawa, Canada in March 2023. The demonstrators raised anti-India slogans, tied Khalistani flags, and hurled grenades into the premises.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday executed raids at various locations across Punjab, tied to a March 2023 protest by pro-Khalistani supporters outside the High Commission of India in Ottawa, Canada. The demonstrators chanted anti-India slogans, draped Khalistani flags on the boundary, and hurled grenades within the premises.

The ongoing raids are part of case RC-17/2023/NIA/DLI, focusing on Punjab's Moga, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Jalandhar districts. According to the NIA First Information Report (FIR) filed in June 2023, the protesters, led by Amarjot Singh, brother-in-law of jailed Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, orchestrated the protest that saw the vandalization of the High Commission and grenade attacks on March 23, 2023.

The NIA report identifies Amarjot Singh and unnamed associates as culprits in the unlawful activities, initially investigated by Delhi Police's Special Cell, which registered the case on June 8, 2023.

(With inputs from agencies.)