The case has been registered under Sections 196 (promoting enmity), 197 (imputations prejudicial to national integration), 152 (acts endangereing sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India), and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
Khalistani separatist Inderjeet Singh Gosal, released on bail in Canada, threatened India in a video declaring "Delhi banega Khalistan." The clip, shared by banned SFJ leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, also carried Pannun's warning to NSA Ajit Doval, daring him to attempt arrest or extradit
According to sources, India expressed its concerns and asked the US Director of National Intelligence to take strong action against the unlawful organisation.
The Union of India also submitted that SFJ has also been inciting Sikh personnel in the army and police forces to desert. SFJ has been colluding with gangsters, terrorists, and other radical elements, including Kashmiri separatists.
The tribunal, led by Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta of the Delhi High Court, on Friday, found the Centre's evidence against SFJ compelling. The evidence highlighted activities such as recruiting and radicalizing youth via social media, financing terrorism through smuggling networks to procur
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches at four locations across Punjab in a case related to the promotion of terror-related activities and violence by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) leader and pro-Khalistani terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun.
On July 8, the Ministry of Home Affairs extended the declaration of SFJ as an unlawful association for a further period of five years from July 10, 2024. Earlier, the MHA had issued a similar ban on SFJ in 2019.
The Ministry extended the ban on SFJ under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, citing its involvement in "anti-national and subversive activities aimed at disrupting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India."
In a joint operation, Counter Intelligence (CI) Bathinda and Bathinda district Police have arrested three operatives of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for writing Pro-Khalistan slogans at various public places including Bathinda in Punjab and Delhi, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaur
After the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recommended the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organization "Sikhs for Justice", Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monda