In a major crackdown against those who are involved in the attack on the Indian High Commission in London, NIA has conducted searches at 31 locations in Haryana and Punjab. The attack that was done on March 19 by a group of at least 50 people during the pro-Khalistani protest.According to a spokesperson of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), searches were conducted at various districts including Moga, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, SBS Nagar, Amritsar, Mukhtsar, Sangrur, Patiala and Mohali in Punjab, and Sirsa in Haryana.The officials also informed that during the searches digital data, incriminating documents and evidences containing information of the accused being involved have been seized during the raids.According to the press release of NIA, “The NIA is 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. 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 National Flag or any threat to Indian interests abroad.”NIA RAIDS 31 LOCATIONS IN PUNJAB & HARYANA OVER ATTACK ON INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON pic.twitter.com/hsPZ2LCNpQ— NIA India (@NIA_India) August 2, 2023“The High Commission of India in London was attacked in March by a group of about 50 persons, who committed criminal trespass, caused disrespect to the Indian National flag damage to public property and injuries to officials of the High Commission of India. The attack was organised by Gurcharan Singh, Dal Khalsa, UK Avtar Singh Khanda of KLF, Jasvir Singh and many of their associates, both Indian and foreign nationals, who have been identified during the ongoing NIA investigations,” it added.The department further added, “An Investigation team of the NIA had visited the UK in May 2023 to probe the attack. Subsequently, a crowdsourcing of information was also carried out to identify and collect information about UK-based entities and individuals involved in the incident, based on which the agency identified many of the attackers.”
