Shillong, May 17: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at more than 100 locations across multiple states targeting the associates of Jaswinder Singh Multani, a member of the banned separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).
Last year, Jaswinder Singh Multani was involved in the bombing that occurred close to the Model Burail Jail in Chandigarh. He was detained in Germany in 2021 for planning the explosion at the Ludhiana court.
In response to five cases filed against the network of terrorists, drug smugglers, gangsters, and drug dealers, the NIA teams conducted searches in the states of Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and other locations.
NIA sources claim that the gangsters who are now living overseas are attempting to foment terrorism by supporting the Khalistani separatists.
According to sources, the NIA team had more than 200 members present during raids at more than 100 locations.
Jaswinder Singh Multani is allegedly engaged in separatist activities and is thought to be a close aide of SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannu.
During the farmers’ protest in 2020–2021, Jaswinder Singh Multani allegedly planned to kill farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal near the Singhu border. Additionally, Jeevan Singh was allegedly radicalised by him to murder Balbir Singh Rajewal.
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was used by the Centre in 2019 to impose a ban on SFJ for encouraging a separatist agenda and violent militancy in Punjab. The state’s peace and communal harmony were to be disturbed, according to the authorities, and communities were to be divided as a result of their operations.