NIA Raids 31 Locations in Punjab And Haryana over Attack on Indian High Commission in London

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The raids as part of the NIA’s efforts to unravel the bigger conspiracy behind the London attack led to the seizure of digital data containing information related to the accused persons and other incriminating documents and evidence, officials said

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana to unravel and unearth the full contours of the conspiracy behind the March 19 attack on the High Commission of India in London and bring to book the various attackers and assailants. Officials say the NIA is leaving no stone unturned to establish 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.

Massive raids were conducted on Tuesday across the two north Indian states, as part of the NIA’s efforts to unravel the bigger conspiracy behind the London attack. The raids led to the seizure of digital data containing information related to the accused persons involved in the attack on the High Commission and other incriminating documents and evidence, officials said. The districts where these searches took place on Tuesday include Moga, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, SBS Nagar, Amritsar, Mukhtsar, Sangrur, Patiala, and Mohali in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana.

The High Commission of India in London was attacked in March by a group of about 50 people, 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 probes.

A team of the NIA visited the UK in May 2023 to probe the attack. Subsequently, a crowdsourcing of information was also carried out to identify and collect details about UK-based entities and individuals involved in the incident, based on which the agency identified many of the attackers.