The NIA said in a statement it was “leaving no stone unturned to pinpoint culpability in the London attack and arrest the perpetrators, their associates and their supporters, based in India and abroad”.
New Delhi: To unearth the full extent of the conspiracy behind the March 19 attack on the Indian High Commission in London, the NIA on Tuesday, August 1, said it had conducted raids at 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana to unravel and and bring to book the attackers, a special report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
The NIA said in a statement it was “leaving no stone unturned to pinpoint culpability in the London attack and arrest the perpetrators, their associates and their supporters, based in India and abroad”.
The statement added “It has been carrying out extensive investigations into the incident with a view to ensuring there is no repeat of such breach of security, disrespect to the Indian flag or any threat to Indian interests abroad” .
The districts where these raids were conducted include Moga, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, SBS Nagar, Amritsar, Muktsar, Sangrur, Patiala and Mohali in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana.
Digital data containing information related to the accused persons involved in the attack on the High Commission and other incriminating documents and evidence, were seized during the raids.
The Indian High Commission in London was attacked in March by a group of nearly 50 people, who committed criminal trespass, caused disrespect to the Indian flag, damaged public property and caused injuries to officials.
“The attack was organised by Gurcharan Singh, Dal Khalsa, UK; Avtar Singh Khanda of the KLF, Jasvir Singh and their associates, both Indian and foreign nationals, who have been identified as part of the agency’s investigations,” the NIA statement said.
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