NIA court sends banned SFJ outfit activist to six days remand

Tribune News Service
Mohali, June 23

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One of the key conspirators of recruiting radical Sikh youth, who was arrested by the NIA, was produced in the NIA court in Mohali which remanded him to the NIA custody till June 29.

The accused was identified as Pargat Singh (23), a resident of Tarmala, Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

The NIA spokesman said that Pargat Singh had been recruiting Sikh youth on the directions of handlers located abroad to further the activities of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) already declared an unlawful association under the provision of UA(P) Act.

A case had been registered at Sultanwind police station, Amritsar (City) on October 19, 2018, under Section 124A, 153-A, 153-B and 120-B IPC.

During investigation Sections 17, 18, 19 of UA(P) Act and Section 25 of Arms Act were added.

Punjab Police had filed a charge sheet against eleven arrested accused in the case in March 2019. This case was subsequently re-registered by NIA on April 5 this year for further investigation.

NIA said the case is related to series of acts of violence including acts of arson in Punjab during the year 2017-18, carrying out of propaganda activities both online and on ground, campaigns in support of Referendum 2020, including pasting of posters in Delhi and various parts of Punjab, committed by groups of radicalised youths under direction of and financial assistance from SFJ handlers located abroad.

Investigation has revealed that arrested accused persons, including Pargat Singh, had received funds from their foreign handlers through various Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) platforms. Further investigation in the case is in progress, it added.