The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at various locations in Punjab in connection with its investigation into the attack on the Indian High Commission in Canada by Sikh separatists last year. According to the media reports, the officials are conducting searches at 14 locations across Punjab on Friday, September 13.
The searches are being conducted as a part of the agency’s anti-terror probe after a case was registered in June last year. According to NIA’s first information report (FIR), the case relates to a protest by Sikh separatists supporters outside the Indian mission in Ottawa, Canada on March 23, 2023, who raised anti-India slogan, tied Khalistani flags on the boundary wall of the High Commission and hurled two grenades inside the High Commission building.”
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As per the NIA First Information Report (FIR) registered in June 2023, the Sikh separatists, led by jailed Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh’s brother-in-law Amarjot Singh Amarjot, staged a protest outside the High Commission of India, Ottawa, on March 23, 2023, who raised anti-India slogan, tied flags on the boundary wall of the High Commission, and hurled two grenades inside the High Commission building premises.
Earlier in a troubling incident in Edmonton, Canada, the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir was vandalized with hateful graffiti targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian-origin Canadian MP Chandra Arya. This act of vandalism is part of a worrying trend of increasing Hinduphobia in Canada.
MP Chandra Arya took to social media platform X to report the incident, expressing deep concern over the rising anti-Hindu activities in Canada. Arya highlighted that Hindu temples in the Greater Toronto Area, British Columbia, and other regions have faced similar attacks in recent years. He recalled past incidents involving Sikh-separatists, who have openly incited violence against Hindus and celebrated the assassination of the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Arya condemned the ease with which Sikh-extremists propagate hate and violence, stating, “Hindu-Canadians are legitimately concerned.” He urged Canadian law enforcement to take serious action against these growing threats before they escalate into physical attacks against the Hindu community.
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