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EXTRAORDINARY

भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण् ड (ii)

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

प्राजधकार से प्रकाजित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

गृह मंत्रालय

अजधसूचना

नई दिल्ली, 21 िनवरी, 2025

का.आ. 457(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार ने, जवजधजवरुद्ध दियाकलाप (जनवारण) अजधजनयम, 1967 (1967 का

37) (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त अजधजनयम कहा गया है) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त

िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत सरकार के गृह मंत्रालय की भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-2, खंड-3, उप-खंड (ii),

में प्रकाजित तारीख 9 िुलाई 2024 की अजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 2660 (अ) तारीख 8 िुलाई, 2024 (जिसे इसमें इसके

पश्चात् उक्त अजधसूचना कहा गया है) के अधीन जसखस फॉर िजस्ट्िस (एसएफिे) को जवजधजवरुद्ध संगम घोजित करने की अवजध

को 10 िुलाई, 2024 से अगले पांच विो के जलए जवस्ट्ताररत दकया था;

और, केंद्रीय सरकार ने उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 5 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, भारत

सरकार के गृह मंत्रालय की भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-2, खंड-3, उप-खंड (ii) में प्रकाजित तारीख 02 अगस्ट्त,

2024 की अजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 3097 (अ), तारीख 02 अगस्ट्त, 2024 द्वारा जवजधजवरुद्ध दियाकलाप (जनवारण)

अजधकरण (जिसे इसमें इसके पश्चात् उक्त अजधकरण कहा गया है) का गठन दकया था, जिसमें दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय के

न्यायाधीि, न्यायमूर्ति अनूप कुमार मेंिीरत्ता सजममजलत थे;

और, केंद्रीय सरकार ने उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, इस

न्यायजनणियन के प्रयोिन के जलए दक क्या जसखस फॉर िजस्ट्िस (एसएफिे) को जवजधजवरुद्ध संगम के रूप में की गई घोिणा का

सं. 453]

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No. 453]

NAW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2025/MAGHA 7, 1946

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जवस्ट्तार करने के जलए पयािप्त कारण है या नहीं, तारीख 02 अगस्ट्त, 2024, को उक्त अजधकरण को उक्त अजधसूचना संिर्भित

की थी;

और, उक्त अजधकरण ने, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करते हुए, उक्त

अजधसूचना में की गई घोिणा की पुजि करते हुए तारीख 3 िनवरी, 2025 को एक आिेि दिया था;

अतः, अब, केंद्रीय सरकार, उक्त अजधजनयम की धारा 4 की उपधारा (4) के अनुसरण में उक्त अजधकरण के आिेि

को प्रकाजित करती है, अथाित्:-

---: अजधकरण का आिेि अंग्रेिी भाग में छपा है :---

न्यायमूर्ति अनूप कुमार मेंिीरत्ता, जवजध-जवरुद्ध दियाकलाप (जनवारण) अजधकरण

[फा. सं. 17014/27/2024 – IS -VII]

अजनल सुब्रमण्यम, संयुक्त सजचव

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 21^st January, 2025

S.O.457 (E).–– Whereas, the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-

sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) (hereinafter

referred to as the said Act), extended the declaration of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful association for

a further period of five years from 10^th day of July, 2024 vide notification of the Government of India in the

Ministry of Home Affairs number S.O. 2660(E), dated the 8^th July, 2024, published in the Gazette of India,

Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) dated the 9^th July, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the said

notification);

And, whereas, the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of

section 5 of the said Act constituted the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as

the said Tribunal) consisting of Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, Judge, High Court of Delhi vide

notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs number S.O.3097 (E) dated 2^nd

August, 2024 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) dated 2^nd

August, 2024;

And, whereas, the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of

section 4 of the said Act referred the said notification to the said Tribunal on the 2^nd August, 2024 for the

purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for extending the declaration of Sikhs For

Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful association;

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)]

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And, whereas, the said Tribunal in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4

of the said Act, made an order on the 3^rd January, 2025, confirming the extension of declaration made in the

said notification;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of sub-section (4) of section 4 of the said Act, the Central Government

hereby publishes the order of the said Tribunal, namely :-

UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) TRIBUNAL,

NEW DELHI

Date of Decision: January 03, 2025

In the matter of:

Gazette Notification No.S.O.2660 (E) dated 08^th July, 2024, published in the Gazette of India: Extraordinary,

Part II, Section 3(ii) on 09^th July, 2024 extending the declaration of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an “unlawful

association” under sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

(37 of 1967), for a further period of five years from 10^th day of July, 2024.

And in the matter of:

Reference under Section 4 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 made to this Tribunal

constituted in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)

Act, 1967 by the Central Government vide Gazette Notification No.S.O.3097(E) dated 02^nd August, 2024.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA

Present:

Mr.S.D. Sanjay, learned Additional Solicitor General (ASG) along with Mr.Rajat Nair,

Mr.Sabarish Subramanian, Mr.Jay Prakash Singh, Ms.Nikita Sethi, Mr.Shubham Mishra,

Mr.Khushal Kolwar and Mr.Dhruv Pande, Advocates for the Union of India.

Ms.Archana Varma, Director; Mr.Subodh Jayaswal, Under Secretary; Mr.Amit Kumar

Chandan, Section Officer and Mr.Kapil Rana, Assistant Section Officer, Ministry of Home

Affairs.

In attendance :

Mr.Jitendra Pratap Singh, Registrar, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal.

O R D E R

1.

This order answers the Reference made by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,

pursuant to Section 4 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the

‘Act’/‘UA(P)A’ for short) for adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for extending the

declaration of ‘Sikhs for Justice’ (‘SFJ’, for short) as an ‘unlawful association’.

The Tribunal has been constituted by the Central Government vide Gazette Notification

No.S.O.3097(E) dated 02^nd August, 2024 in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 5 of

the UA(P)A since the Central Government extended the declaration of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an

“unlawful association” for a further period of five years from 10^th July, 2024 vide Notification

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No.S.O.2660(E) dated 08^th July, 2024 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,

sub-section (ii) dated 09^th July, 2024. The copy of the notification is reproduced for reference:-

“MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 2^nd August, 2024

S.O.3097(E).-Whereas, the Central Government has extended the declaration of Sikhs for

Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful association for a further period of five year from 10^th July, 2024 vide

notification number S.O.2660(E), dated 08^th July, 2024, published in the Gazette of India,

Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) dated 9^th July, 2024.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 of the

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Central Government hereby constitutes

an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal consisting of Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, Judge,

High Court of Delhi for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for

extending the declaration of ‘Sikhs for justice (SFJ)’, as an unlawful association.

[F. No. 17014/21/2024-IS.VII (Part-II)]

ANIL SUBRAMANIAM, Jt. Secy.”

2.

The Notification No.S.O.2660(E) dated 08^th July, 2024 extending the declaration of Sikhs for Justice

(SFJ) as an ‘unlawful association’ for a further period of five years with effect from 10^th day of July, 2024

also enumerates the reasons as contemplated under Section 3 of the UA(P)A and is reproduced for reference:-

“MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 8th July, 2024

S.O. 2660(E).—Whereas, the Sikhs For Justice (hereinafter referred to as the SFJ), has been

indulging in activities, which are prejudicial to the internal security of India and public order, and

have the potential of disrupting peace, the unity and integrity of the country;

And, Whereas, the Central Government is of the opinion that the SFJ is indulging in the

activities which are prejudicial to the integrity and security of the country;

And, Whereas, the Central Government is of the opinion that following unlawful activities

indulged by the SFJ falls within the meaning of clauses (o) and (p) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of

the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, namely: -

(i)

SFJ is involved in anti-national and subversive activities in Punjab and elsewhere, intended

to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India;

(ii)

SFJ is in close touch with the militant outfits and activists, and is supporting violent form of

extremism and militancy in Punjab and elsewhere to carve out a sovereign Khalistan out of

territory of Union of India; and

(iii)

SFJ is encouraging and aiding the activities for secession of a part of the Indian territory

from the Union of India and supporting separatist groups fighting for this purpose in India

and elsewhere by indulging in activities and articulations intended to disrupt the sovereignty

and territorial integrity of India;

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)]

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And, Whereas, the Central Government is further of the opinion that if the unlawful

activities of the SFJ are not curbed and controlled immediately, it is likely to –

(a)

escalate its subversive activities including attempts to carve out Khalistan Nation

out of the territory of Union of India by destabilising the Government established by

law;

(b)

continue advocating the secession of Punjab from the Union of India and formation

of Khalistan;

(c)

propagate anti-national and separatist sentiments prejudicial to the territorial

integrity and security of the country; and

(d)

escalate secessionist movements, support militancy and incite violence in the

country;

And, Whereas, the Central Government is also of the opinion that having regard to the

activities of the SFJ, it is necessary to declare the SFJ to be an unlawful association.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3

of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Central Government hereby

extends the declaration of the Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful association and directs that

this notification shall, subject to any order that may be made under section 4 of the said Act, have

effect for a further period of five years from 10th day of July, 2024.

[F. No. 17014/21/2024 – IS-VII]

ANIL SUBRAMANIAM, Jt. Secy.”

3.

Along with the Reference to this Tribunal, the Central Government has enclosed a Background Note,

as provided under Rule 5(ii) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Rules, 1968 as amended upto date

which also refers to the cases registered against SFJ and its activities in India.

Gazette Notification No.S.O.3034(E) dated 29^th July, 2024 has also been enclosed with Reference,

whereby in exercise of powers conferred by Section 42 of UA(P)A the powers exercised by the Central

Government under Section 7 & 8 of the said Act shall be exercised by the State Government of Assam,

Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and the

Union Territory Administrations of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir and National Capital Territory of Delhi

in relation to the Unlawful Association (Sikhs for Justice).

I.

HISTORY OF THE PROSCRIBED ORGANIZATION (SFJ)

4.

In short, as per the Background Note, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) is registered under Section 501 (c) (3)

of Internal Revenue Code of USA and claims to be a non-profit, human rights advocacy group “striving to

create an environment in which minorities can freely exercise their right to self-determination” as enshrined

in the ‘Universal Declaration of the Human Rights’ and the ‘United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political

Rights’. The outfit also claims to provide the global Sikh community an international platform with a purpose

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to lobby and to provide legal advocacy on issues involving human rights violations, racism, religious and

cultural intolerance, etc. and to advance political empowerment of Sikhs. The activities of SFJ are usually

undertaken from the office of its Legal Advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, both in New York and in

California. SFJ’s address in New York is Empire State Building, 59^th Floor, Fifth Avenue, New York, Tel:

+1-212-601-2699, Fax: +1-212-601-2610.

5.

It is further reflected in the Background Note that since over the years, SFJ has been involved in

intense secessionist and terrorist activities and keeping in view its repercussions for the security and integrity

of the country, SFJ was declared as an ‘Unlawful Association” under the provisions of sub-sections (1) and

(3) of Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, vide a notification published on 10^th July,

2019 for a period of five years.

6.

Further, despite being declared an unlawful association, SFJ’s anti-India activities have continued to

increase. In the garb of its professed aims and objectives, SFJ continues to aid and abet unlawful activities

and articulations intended to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India. Therefore, it has become

necessary to extend the declaration of SFJ as an unauthorized association for a further period of five years

from 10 July, 2024 in the interest of country’s security and integrity.

7.

The Background Note further notices the objectives of SFJ and mentions that SFJ is propagating a

sovereign State of Punjab (Khalistan) and seeks to liberate Punjab from India and establish an independent

Sikh Homeland. The said objective is sought to be achieved through:

(a)

Propagating so called Referendum 2020 in countries having Sikh population and through

social media platforms. Various websites launched by SFJ propagate ‘right to Self-Determination

under International Law’ for the people of Punjab claiming that Punjabi is the common language

and the Sikhs being predominant in Punjab, they have the right to Self-Determination based on

language and religion, causing imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration.

(b)

Aiding, abetting and instigating violence to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity

of India. It also supports dissolution of India into several smaller states such as Punjab (Khalistan),

Kashmir, South India (Dravidstan), Muslim state (Urduistan), separate state for Christians from

Manipur.

(c)

Stake a claim for separate Sikh nation under the UN Charter.

8.

Apart from the objectives of SFJ as noticed above, the Background Note also refers to the activities

that the organization has been indulging which are prejudicial to the internal security of India and have the

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)]

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potential of disrupting the peace, unity and integrity of the country. The same may be reproduced for

reference:

3.1

Sikhs for Justice has been indulging in activities, which are prejudicial to internal security

of India and public order, and have the potential of disrupting peace, the unity and integrity of the

country. The involvement of SFJ in anti-national activities has increased manifold since July, 2019.

However, declaration of SFJ as Unlawful Association in 2019 has helped the security agencies in

taking decisive action against the group and in censoring its hostile social media propaganda and

making an effective argument against SFJ to the western countries, where the organization is active.

3.2

From being a Khalistan advocacy group, SFJ has progressed over the years to an

organization indulging in intense secessionist propaganda against India, especially in foreign

countries. SFJ has been making concerted attempts to radicalise Sikh youth in India and abroad to

lure them into secessionist and terrorist activities. Many known terrorists are supporting SFJ and

are using the Referendum platform to radicalise, recruit and initiate Sikh youth into terror activities.

SFJ has made repeated attempts to incite various sections of the Indian society for sabotaging

sensitive installations and economic infrastructure by offering monetary rewards to youth for

undertaking secessionist and terrorist activities.

3.3

SFJ has repeatedly threatened India’s political leaders, government officers including

police, diplomats, judiciary and even their family members and relatives abroad. SFJ organises

‘justice rallies’, ‘genocide conferences’, ‘seminars’, ‘fund-raising rallies’, ‘freedom rallies’, protests

and filing of baseless court cases against visiting Indian dignitaries abroad (Europe/Canada/USA)

to defame them and to fan anti-India sentiments among the Sikh diaspora. The activities of SFJ are

usually carried out from the office of its Legal Adviser, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (GSP), both in

New York and in California. GSP had instigated the protesting Indian farmers to arm themselves

and fight the Indian forces and stated that the weapons would reach them from across the border.

SFJ and GSP are threatening Indian Missions under the ‘Kill India’ campaign in Canada, USA, UK,

Italy, Germany, Portugal and Australia. SFJ has threatened various Indian dignitaries, political

figures, diplomats and senior government officers. SFJ has also been inciting to disrupt important

events such as the Cricket World cup. Many known terrorists are supporting SFJ and are using the

Referendum platform to radicalise, recruit and initiate Sikh youth into terror activities. Holding the

Indian Government to be responsible for the recent death or killings of foreign based SFJ activists

or sympathisers, SFJ has threatened to avenge the same.

3.4

SFJ has also been inciting Sikh personnel in Army and Police forces to desert. SFJ has been

colluding with gangsters, terrorists and other radical elements including Kashmiri separatists.

Besides, SFJ continues to receive support from Pakistan. Of late, SFJ has also been inciting Muslims,

Tamils and Christians from Manipur to secede from India. Currently, around 104 cases have been

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registered against SFJ activists or sympathizers in India by State or UT police and NIA under various

sections of UA(P)A, 1967; IPC; Arms Act, 1959; IT Act, 2000 and various other applicable laws.

3.5

The NIA has filed 08 cases against SFJ/GSP for various terrorist and subversive activities

aimed to promote divisive agenda targeting the sovereignty and integrity of India. SFJ has threatened

vital installations and had attempted to sabotage Railways by removing clips and clamps, thereby

endangering lives and causing terror. SFJ had particularly targeted trains ferrying poor migrant

labour to take revenge for the recent killings of Pro-Khalistan elements based abroad. SFJ also

threatened to disrupt coal supply to thermal power plants.

3.6

The various activities of SFJ are detailed below:-

(i)

Referendum 2020: SFJ organised a Geneva Convention for its Referendum 2020 wherein

it announced the starting of voter registration for Sikh people of all the countries except India with

the launch of a web portal. Around 25 websites were launched for registration of voters from Punjab.

SFJ announced to carry out door to door voter registration in Punjab and to pay a monthly stipend

of Rs. 7500 for execution of this registration. Appeal was issued to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak

Committee members, Panchayat members and Sarpanches to support the voter registration process

and they were threatened not to leak out any information to the police. While SFJ has failed to gain

any traction amongst the Sikh community in India, it has carefully worked around the laws in western

countries to amplify its aggressive anti-India campaign. SFJ held the so called ‘voting’ for its

‘Khalistan Referendum’ in UK, Italy, Australia, Canada, US, Switzerland and Austria.

(ii)

Incitement to violence: SFJ continues to incite people for indulging in subversive and

terrorist activities. SFJ has been inciting the Indian Sikh jathas travelling to Pakistan for pilgrimage,

to access its websites. SFJ has been undertaking recruitment of underprivileged Sikh youths by SFJ

for carrying out pro-Khalistan propaganda and conducting terrorist acts or other subversive

activities in lieu of money. SFJ activist have been found to be involved in promoting enmity and other

subversive activities having a potential to inflame communal tensions and disrupt harmonious co-

existence of communities of India. Such elements are found to be receiving instructions and other

support from Pak ISI handers and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. On 17.01.2023, Pannun announced a

monetary reward of $500,000 for targeting Delhi and raising Khalistani flag in Delhi on 26th

January, 2023 to disrupt India's Republic Day celebrations. In a recent video posted by Pannun (02

August), he announced that SFJ will pay 15 lakh dollars to any Sikh soldier who stops PM Modi and

burns the Indian flag on August 15.

Dividing people on communal lines by provoking minority communities against the other

communities has become a major tool for SFJ to push up its anti-India agenda. SFJ have been

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)]

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inciting the Christian community in Manipur to raise their voices for a ‘separate country’, the people

of Tamil Nadu to raise flags of ‘Dravidstan’ and have been stoking Muslim sentiments by raising the

bogey of ‘minority persecution’ and exhorted the Muslims of India to carve out a separate

‘Urduistan’. Further, SFJ urged the Dalits of India to extend support for its secessionist exercise,

citing their ‘persecution’ in the hands of Indian Government. SFJ has also been involved in

provoking the farmers of Punjab and Haryana over Farm bills.

(iii)

SFJ’s Propaganda: SFJ’s subversive activities undermine the democratic fabric of the

country by seeking to challenge the sovereignty of the Indian state. SFJ has employed various tactics

to advance its agenda which includes organization of rallies, conducting social media campaigns

and lobbying international bodies to support the cause. ‘Khabardar Punjab’, ‘Liberate Punjab from

Indian Occupation’, ‘Tasveer-e-Punjab’, ‘Awaz-e-quam’, ‘Ajadi hi Hal’, ‘Inquilab’, ‘Jawab

Mangda Punjab’, etc are some of the programmes initiated by SFJ over various social media

platforms in different countries. Youth have been used for activities such as planting Khalistan flags

on Government Schools, offices of government authorities such as the District Collector, Sub-

Divisional Magistrate, etc.; writing ‘Khalistan-2020’ and ‘voter bano’ for Referendum, slogans on

sign boards, walls and government offices, removing clips on railway tracks, burning of the Indian

flag on railway tracks and scribbling “Khalistan Zindabad” slogans. SFJ has been making highly

inflammatory statements and spreading misinformation to provoke the minority communities in order

to push up its anti-India agenda.

(iv)

Links and propaganda in other countries: The Pak ISI has been supporting SFJ and its

agenda. Following Canada’s statement linking the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar with Indian

agencies, SFJ activists had raised pro-Khalistan and anti-India slogans while holding the flags of

Khalistan outside United Nations Headquarters in New York and also carried out protests outside

the Indian Missions in USA, UK, Australia, etc. Indian National Flag was also desecrated by the

protestors. SFJ has been trying to project itself as the well-wisher of other countries (viz. China and

Pakistan) and seeking their support for its Referendum 2020 agenda. SFJ had shared a video

message that it will reimburse the service fee of $20 to the people of Punjab who will be visiting

Kartarpur Sahib and had urged the Sikh pilgrims at Kartarpur Sahib to use Google App “2020 Sikh

Referendum”. SFJ called Kartarpur Sahib Corridor as Bridge to Khalistan.

SFJ has claimed to have conducted a number of campaigns for sending bulk emails to

International organizations and to the governments of foreign nations for getting publicity and to

fuel up its anti-India agenda.

SFJ has been holding anti-India protests outside Indian Embassies or Consulates or High

Commissions to raise Khalistan flags to counter India’s Republic Day celebration in different

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countries. During such protests, SFJ and its sympathizers have been dishonoring the Indian national

flag and burning of copies of the Constitution of India. They often indulge in violence and vandalizing

of the property. At several venues, these protest events have been organized by SFJ with active

support of the Pak Missions and in tandem with multiple ISI backed Pakistani Diaspora outfits and

Kashmiri diaspora. SFJ gave a call for besieging the Indian Embassies in Canada, USA, UK,

Portugal, Italy, Germany and Australia and disrupting independency day celebrations at the Indian

Missions, in opposition to killing of Khalistani operatives abroad. SFJ released a video depicting

burning of the Indian national flag and ashes of the same were sent to the High Commission of India,

Ottawa on August 15, 2020.

SFJ is reported to have attempted political lobbying abroad with a view to coerce Indian

Government to repeal the CAA and represented to the USCIRF against CAA and abrogation of

Article 370 under the banner of ‘Khalistan Kashmir Referendum Front’ (KKRF).

Hindu targeted hate crimes, primarily in Canada and Australia have been increasing and

there have been a rising numbers of instances, where Hindu temples are being defaced with pro-

Khalistan/anti-India graffiti, often aligned with the ‘propaganda calls’ of SFJ. After the deadly ISIS

attack at Gurdwara Kart-e-Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan, SFJ exhorted the ISIS to target the Indian

Embassies instead of Gurdwaras.

Following the killing of Nijjar, SFJ held protest car rallies worldwide on July 08, 2023 titled

‘Kill India Rally’ outside Indian missions in US, Canada, UK, Germany and Australia and posters

featuring photographs of Indian diplomats were circulated by SFJ.

(v)

Links with other separatists, terrorists, gangsters and radical elements: Beside its links with Pakistan,

SFJ also has links with militants and gangsters abroad. SFJ has claimed the responsibility for committing

terrorist acts in India and its activists are involved in terror funding in India. SFJ has been found associating

with gangster elements abroad to propel its secessionist campaign. It has been revealed that Gurupatwant Singh

Pannun actively conspired with the members of other Pro-Khalistani entities (PKEs) based in various countries

like UK based Paramjit Singh alias Pamma, a Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist, Canada based

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) terrorist and several overseas Punjab based Khalistani

separatists/terrorists, with a view to incite pro-Khalistan sentiments and to revive terrorism in the State of Panjab

and other parts of India. SFJ had called upon the gangsters of the Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to join SFJ’s

Khalistan Referendum campaign and also offered ‘bail money’ to the jailed gangsters for joining hands with SFJ.

After the abrogation of Article 370, SFJ had started a campaign on social media to get the support from

Kashmiri separatists for its own Referendum 2020 agenda. SFJ has urged Sikhs and Kashmiris to observe 15^th

August as ‘Black Day’.

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(vi)

Threats to important persons: Gurupatwant Singh Pannun has issued threats of dire consequences to

the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Home Minister Shri Amit Shah and the External Affairs Minister Dr S.

Jaishankar. SFJ has also been threatening the Chief Minster and Ministers of Punjab, National Security Advisor,

R&AW Chief, senior police and other government officers, diplomats, judges and other legal practitioners;

targeting Indian Missions and Indian diplomats in different countries. Pannun has announced a reward of

$2,50,000 for murdering Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar, Major General Keshav Padha, Brigadier lsrar

Khan and Colonel Jasbir Rana for attacking Darbar Sahib in June, 1984. He also threatened the senior officials

of Government of India and the officers of Law Enforcement Agencies. On 03.06.2023, Pannun, through a video

message, admitted that on his instructions, Pro-Khalistani slogans, “84 Indira Thoki, 86 Vaidya Thokea, 2024

KS Brar Thoko, $1 Million- SFJ Khalistan Zindabad" were inscribed by SFJ activists at the native village of

Lieutenant General K S Brar who headed Operation Blue Star. He also announced a reward of $ 1 Million for

sharing information on whereabouts of Lieutenant General K S Brar. Through an official letter, SFJ warned NIA

and Punjab Police over the arrest of Cypress based Gurjeet Singh Nijjar.

Pannun is reported to have raised substantial funds for commission of terrorist acts and killings of

important leaders, public figures and functionaries to overawe the government and the Indian public at large and

intends to use the same for commission of terrorist acts for the ultimate objective of creation of Khalistan. SFJ

has also claimed to have prepared a list of children of Police officers and politicians who are studying in foreign

countries to take revenge, if its activists are tortured.

On 09.06.2020, Gurupatwant Singh Pannun threatened Captain Amarinder Singh the then Chief

Minister of Punjab, Badals and Bhagwant Mann to meet same condition as Indira Gandhi and Beant Singh. On

28.08.2021, he again threatened Captain Amarinder Singh, by stating that he must remember Dilawar Singh

Babbar who has carried out the Referendum through bomb in 1995 which killed Beant Singh.

Photographs of Indian diplomats [Ambassador Vikram Duraiswami, Ambassador Tranajot Singh

Sandhu, Ambassador Sanjay Kumar Varma, Shri Aseem R. Mahajan, Dr. Shashank Vikram, Ms. Apoorva

Srivastava and Shri Manish] have been circulated by Pannun mentioning them as ‘Killers in UK’/ ‘Killers in

USA’/’Killers in Canada’/ ‘Killers in Australia’ blaming them for killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and

prominently displaying ‘Kill India posters’, thus making Indian diplomats vulnerable and putting at risk the lives

of senior Indian diplomats, officials and their families posted in various countries.

(vii)

Threat to disrupt events and target infrastructure: SFJ was involved in activities targeting

the G-20 Summit 2023 in New Delhi. It issued an open letter to Foreign Ministers of participating

countries, seeking their support to ‘Khalistan Referendum’. SFJ has been threatening to disrupt the

road, rail and air transportation systems and other vital installations and infrastructures. SFJ

activists removed clips of railway track and scribed “Khalistan Zindabad”, burnt Indian tri-color

on railway track. SFJ has given a call to burn the Indian Constitution and Indian National Flag on

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26^th January and 15^th August. On 14^th March 2023, SFJ activists/ sympathizers had removed the clips

of the Railway track at village Lehra Mahout, district Bhatinda. Around 50 clamps were removed

from the Railway Track near Pathrala Railway Station (Punjab) on 17^th/18^th March, 2023 on the

directions of Pannun, thereby endangering the life of passengers travelling by the train, halting the

economic activity as well as causing terror in the minds of the people.

Pannun and his associates

also exhorted Pro-Khalistani Elements (PKEs) to sabotage railway tracks in Punjab to cause

derailment/accident of passenger and goods trains, particularly those ferrying migrant labourers to

take revenge of recent killings of PKEs based abroad. The railway track located between Ludhiana

and Sirhind is learnt to be preferred target for the attack.

Earlier, on 15 Aug, 2022 which marked the 75^th Anniversary of Independence, Pannun threaten that

SFJ will plunge India into darkness by disputing coal supply to thermal power plants. He also published video

footage of Railway Clips being removed by his associates outside Rajiv Gandhi power plant Hissar, Haryana.

On 22^nd March 2023, he provoked the people of Punjab to counter-attack by targeting Pragati III power plant to

shut down Delhi. Later, on 16.05.2023, Pannun called upon Kashmiri separatists to target/block Srinagar Airport

in order to warn G-20 delegates arriving to attend G-20 Summit in Kashmir.

French President Macron, who was the Guest of Honour for the Republic Day, 2024, was targeted

by SFJ accusing him of assisting the Indian Prime Minister in his ‘quest’ to suppress freedom of

Speech and expression of Khalistanis.

(viii)

Instigation of Army, Police and Government officials for desertion: SFJ, has been trying

to provoke on social media, the Sikh Soldiers of Indian Army for Mutiny by asking them to leave the

Indian Army and join SFJ. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had urged Sikh Soldiers to join the SFJ

movement and offered Rs 5000/- more than the salary given by Indian Government. He also tried to

provoke the Sikh soldiers posted in Ladakh to not to fight for India against Chinese aggression.

Pannun also tried to provoke the Punjab Police officials urging them not to stop farmers going to

Jalandhar, Pathankot and Abohar and to stop the Prime Minister for his upcoming rallies. Pannun

had called upon the Punjab Police personnel to follow the footsteps of slain militant Dilawar and to

support Khalistan Referendum.

(ix)

Court cases filed against Indians: SFJ is not only spreading anti India propaganda through

organizing protests/pro-Khalistan rallies against Indian dignitaries but also filing baseless court

cases against visiting Indian dignitaries abroad (Europe, Canada and USA) to defame them and ban

anti-India sentiments among the Sikh diaspora.

(x)

Cases registered against SFJ in India: Several cases have been registered against SFJ in

Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Assam and after it being

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declared as unlawful Association. A total number of 104 cases are currently registered in India

against SFJ. 96 cases have been registered by State/UT Police and 08 cases by the NIA. Details are

at Annexure- II

State/UT

Cases

Registered

Cases Solved/ cases where

arrests made

Number of Arrests

Punjab

55

32

105

(After removing

duplicity as in a

number of instances

one person is accused

in multiple cases)

Haryana

13

06

Chandigarh

01

00

Delhi

13

06

Himachal

Pradesh

06

05

Uttarakhand

01

01

Gujarat

02

01

Assam

03

00

Rajasthan

01

01

Jharkhand

01

00

Total

96

52

9.

The Central Government has further relied upon FIRs registered under provisions of Unlawful

Activities

(Prevention)

Act, 1967, Indian Penal Code and other laws as reflected in Annexure-II to the Reference Note, to arrive at

a subjective satisfaction that declaration of SFJ as an “Unlawful Association” under the provisions of UA(P)A

is to be extended for a further period of five (5) years with effect from 10^th day of July, 2024. The list of FIRs

mentioned in Annexure-II to the Reference Note along with the gist of the cases and updated status is

reproduced for reference:-

“Annexure-II

“Details of Cases currently registered against SFJ and its activists in India.

Sl.

No.

Case particulars

Incidents involved

Arrests made

Latest status

of cases

Punjab (55 cases)

1.

FIR No. 93 dated

06.08.2016 u/s 10, 11,

13, 17, 19, 38, 39

UA(P)A, 1967 and 25

Arms

Act

at

PS

Chabewal,

District

Hoshiarpur

The case is related to

the first ever SFJ

module raised in India

by Italy based Avtar

Singh @ Tari and USA

based Harjap Singh

Jhapi. 15 ‘Referendum

2020’

T-shirts,

Khalistani flags, three

firearms

and

40

rounds were recovered

(04)

(i)

Jaspreet

Singh

(s/o

Kulwinder

Singh, r/o Village

Handowal,

PS

Chabbewal

District

Hoshiarpur,

Punjab)

Verdict in the

case was

delivered on

03.04.2019.

One accused

(Bikramjeet

Singh) was

acquitted Two

accused

(Hardeep

Singh and

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from possession of the

module members. The

accused were tasked

to

target

sacrilege

offenders in Punjab.

(ii) Hardeep

Singh

(s/o

Mohan

Singh, r/o Village

Jallowal,

PS

Chabbewal,

District

Hoshiarpur,

Punjab)

(iii) Kuldeep

Singh

(s/o

Harvinder

Pal Singh, r/o H.

No. 135, Gali No.

6,

Mohalla

Sheikhan,

Hoshiarpur,

Punjab)

(iv) Bikramjeet Singh

(r/o

Village

Annaikot Kalan,

Batala,

District

Gurdaspur,

Punjab)

Kuldeep

Singh) were

awarded two

years of

imprisonment.

Module leader

Jaspreet Singh

was awarded

three years’

imprisonment.

Two abroad

based

handlers

(Avtar Singh/

Italy & Harjap

Singh/USA)

were declared

PO in the case

on 15.12.2016

&23.01.2018

respectively.

2.

FIR No. 149 dated

06.07.2017 u/s 123,

124-A, 153-A, 153-B,

120-B of Indian Penal

Code (IPC) and

Sedition Act at PS

Sohana, SAS Nagar

The case was registered

after

a

series

of

posters/hoardings

of

‘Khalistan Referendum’

was sighted at nearly 40

outdoor sites in different

places of Punjab. Two

persons

were

subsequently arrested in

this connection and the

posters

were

found

having

been

printed

from one Jammu based

(02)

(i)

Harpunit

Singh

(s/o

Gurdyal

Singh, r/o Chak

Mussa,

PO

Deblehar, PS R.S

Pura,

District

Jammu)

(ii) Gurpreet

Singh

(r/o

Phase

5,

The case is

under

trial.

Both

the

accused were

granted

interim bail on

15.11.2017.

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‘SK Publicity Printing

Press’, run by one

Harpunit

Singh.

Besides, three New York

(USA)

based

SFJ

proponents were also

booked in the case, viz.

Gurpatwatnt

Singh

Pannun (o/r/o Village

Khankot,

District

Amritsar,

Punjab),

Jagdeep Singh @ Baba

Jagg

Singh

(o/r/o

Fatehgarh

Sahib,

Punjab) and Jagjeet

Singh (o/r/o Jammu).

Industrial

Area,

Mohali, Punjab)

3.

FIR No. 26 dated

02.04.2018 u/s 436,

511, 120-B IPC at PS

Sadar Banga, district

SBS Nagar

The case is related to

busting of a module of

SFJ, which was

responsible of arsoning

liquor vends and

putting up pro-

Khalistan

posters/banners as per

instructions of their

then Malaysia based

handler Kulvir Kaur

and Pakistan based

Fateh Singh. Handler

Kulvir Kaur was later

arrested on 15.08.2019

on her arrival in India

from Malaysia.

(06)

(i)

Manvir Singh (s/o

Bahadur

Singh,

r/o VPO Khan

Khana,

District

Nawanshahr,

Punjab)

(ii) Lakha Singh (s/o

Sukhdev

Singh,

r/o Village Salana

Bet,

PO

Hambowal

Bet,

Machhiwara,

District

Ludhiana,

Punjab)

(iii) Jaspreet

Singh

(s/o

Santokh

The case is

under trial. All

the

accused

have

been

granted bail.

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Singh, r/o VPO

Khan

Khana,

District

Nawanshahr,

Punjab)

(iv) Sukhwinder Singh

(s/o Sahib Singh

r/o r/o VPO Khan

Khana,

District

Nawanshahr,

Punjab)

(v) Randhir

Singh

(r/o VPO Khan

Khana,

District

Nawanshahr,

Punjab)

(vi) Kulvir Kaur @

Deep Kaur (d/o

Gurbaksh Singh

@ Bhola Singh,

w/o

Sanjeev

Kumar,

r/o

Village Mom, PS

Mahil

Kalan,

District Barnala,

Punjab)

4.

FIR No. 46 dated

31.05.2018 u/s 307,

438, 427, 148, 149,

121, 121A, 122, 124A,

115, 120B IPC,

11/12/13/17/18

UA(P)A, 25/54/59

Arms Act &66-F IT Act

The

case

involves

busting of a module of

SFJ, which was found

inter-connected with the

module at Sl. No. 3. This

module

members

torched a liquor vend at

Panjgrain,

Batala,

(07)

(i)

Kirpal

Singh

Aulakh

(s/o

Karnail

Singh

Aulakh,

r/o

Fatehpur

Nawanpind,

PS

Valtoha, District

The case is

under trial. All

the

accused

are currently

out on bail.

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at PS Ranger Nagal,

Batala, District

Gurdaspur

owned by one Balraj

Singh, in the intervening

night of May 30/31,

2018 on the instructions

of then Malaysia based

handler Kulvir Kaur

and

Pakistan

based

Fateh Singh.

Tarn

Taran,

Punjab)

(ii) Dharmindar

Singh

@

Commando

(s/o

Sarabjit

Singh,

r/o

Village

Harpura,

PS

Ghuman, District

Gurdaspur,

Punjab)

(iii) Ravinder

Singh

@

Harvinder

Singh @ Raja (s/o

Sadhu Singh, r/o

Village

Daulatpur,

PS

Wadala

Granthian,

District

Gurdaspur,

Punjab)

(iv) Harnam

Singh

(s/o

Lachhman

Singh, r/o village

Chakrala,

Kartarpur,

District

Kapurthala,

Punjab)

(v) Nirmal

Singh

(sibling

of

aforesaid

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Harnam Singh at

Sl. No. (iv), s/o

Lachhman Singh,

/o

village

Chakrala,

Kartarpur,

District

Kapurthala,

Punjab)

(vi) Varinder Singh

(vii) Kulvir Kaur @

Deep Kaur (d/o

Gurbaksh Singh

@ Bhola Singh,

w/o

Sanjeev

Kumar,

r/o

Village Mom, PS

Mahil

Kalan,

District Barnala,

Punjab)

(Accused Kulvir Kaur

is accused in one more

case in the list at Sl.

No. 3.)

5.

FIR No. 87 dated

19.08.2018 u/s 505 IPC

PS

City-1,

district

Mansa

This case was

registered after the

accused pasted posters

of ‘Referendum 2020’

outside the office of

Mansa based Shiv Sena

leader Harminder Pal

Bansal near Bhagat

Singh Chowk, Mansa

City. The accused were

(03)

(i) Hardam Singh (s/o

Tek

Singh,

r/o

Khokhar

Road,

Ward

No.

26,

District

Mansa,

Punjab)

(ii) Karamjit Singh (s/o

Gurdial Singh, r/o

Near Guru Nanak

Not available

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arrested in the case on

07.12.2018.

Hospital, Ward No.

27, District Mansa,

Punjab)

(iii) Pardeep Singh (s/o

Nirpal Singh, r/o

Near

Sidhu

Hospital, Ward No.

2, District Mansa,

Punjab)

(Two of these three

accused are also

booked in another case

in the list at Sl. No. 12)

6.

FIR No. 152 dated

19.10.2018 u/s 124A,

153B, 120B of IPC at

PS

Sultanwind,

Amritsar

This case was

registered on the basis

of secret information

that Sukhraj Singh @

Raju and his associates

are receiving funds

from abroad for the

publicity of ‘Khalistan

Referendum’. They

prepared cloth banners

of Khalistan and put

them at various places

in Amritsar City.

(14)

(i)

Sukhraj Singh @

Raju (s/o Balwant

Singh, r/o Patti

Beniwal,

Sultanwind,

District Amritsar,

Punjab)

(ii) Malkiat Singh @

Meetu (s/o late

Baljit Singh, r/o

H. No. 422, Patti

Beniwal,

Sultanwind,

District Amritsar,

Punjab)

(iii) Bikramjit

Singh

@

Vicky

(s/o

Sardool Singh, r/o

Village Jallupur

Khera, PS Beas

NIA took over

the case and

re-registered it

vide RC No.

19/2020/NIA/

DLI

dated

05.04.2020.

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District Amritsar,

Punjab)

(iv) Harpreet Singh @

Happy

(s/o

Sakattar

Singh,

r/o

Village

Naushera

Pannunan,

District

Tarn

Taran, Punjab)

(v) Gurwinder Singh

@ Gurpreet Singh

@ Gopi (s/o Jagir

Singh, r/o Patti

Desuwala, VPO

Naushera

Pannunan,

District

Tarn

Taran, Punjab)

(vi) Manjit Singh @

Manga

(s/o

Dharam

Singh,

r/o Patti Fallian

Di,

Khadoor

Sahib,

District

Tarn

Taran,

Punjab)

(vii) Jatinder Singh @

Varinder Singh @

Goldy

(s/o

Balwinder Singh,

r/o Patti Fallian

Di,

Khadoor

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21

Sahib,

District

Tarn

Taran,

Punjab)

(viii) Harmeet Singh @

Raju (s/o Vijay

Singh, r/o H. No.

X/1545, Street No.

8,

Rajgarh

Colony,

Gandhi

Nagar,

New

Delhi)

(ix) Sukhmandar

Singh @ Gopi

(s/o

late

Gursewak Singh,

r/o Village Tehna,

District Faridkot,

Punjab)

(x) Roofal @ Rahul

Gill (s/o Sardari

Lal, r/o Gali No.

1, New Kailash

Colony,

QadiyanChungi,

Tehsil

Batala,

District

Gurdaspur,

Punjab)

(xi) Kuldeep

Singh

(s/o

Dharam

Singh, r/o Patti

Fallian

Di,

Khadoor

Sahib,

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District

Tarn

Taran, Punjab)

(xii) Gopi (r/o Guru

Gobind

Singh

Nagar,

District

Bathinda)

(xiii) Pargat Singh (s/o

Mehar Singh, r/o

H.

No.

137,

Village Tarmala,

Tehsil

Malout,

District Muktsar,

Punjab)

(xiv) Name

unavailable

7.

FIR No. 179 dated

22.10.2018 u/s 25 Arms

Act at PS Samana,

Patiala

Accused German Singh

was the mastermind of

the incident of looting of

arms from Chausana

Police

Chowki

in

Shamli, Uttar Pradesh

on 02.10.2018. He was

arrested on 18.10.2018

from

Bikaner,

Rajasthan, along with

recovery of one rifle and

two

pistols.

German

Singh

was

highly

influenced

by

the

propaganda of SFJ and

wanted

to

target

SAD/Badal

leader

Sukhbir Singh Badal for

avenging

the

Police

(02)

(i)

German

Singh

(s/o

Kulwant

Singh,

r/o

Azizpur,

PS

Jhinjhana,

Shamli,

Uttar

Pradesh)

(ii) Ishwar Singh (s/o

Rajinder

Singh,

r/o H. No. 439,

Adarsh

Colony,

Balongi, Kharar,

Mohali, Punjab)

Not available

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firing at Behbal Kalan,

whereas accused Ishwar

Singh

sought

to

eliminate

Baba

Ajit

Singh

of

DamdamiTaksal/

Chowk Mehta.

8.

FIR No. 132 dated

31.10.2018,

u/s

13/16/18/20

UA(P)A,

3/4/5

Explosive

Substances

Act,

25

Arms Act & 120-B IPC

at PS Lahori Gate,

Division No. 4, Patiala

The case was relating to

busting

of

a

‘Referendum’

module

handled

by

one

Shabnamdeep

Singh,

self-styled founder of

‘Khalistan

Gadar

Force’,

who

was

indoctrinated

by

Pakistan based Gopal

Singh

Chawla

and

Harmeet Singh @ PhD

(since

dead).

Police

recovered one country

made

pistol,

six

cartridges, one hand

grenade and letter pads

belonging to ‘Khalistan

Gadar

Force’

from

Shabnamdeep Singh.

(05)

(i)

Shabnamdeep

Singh

(s/o

Jasbeer Singh, r/o

Daftariwala,

Burar,

Samana,

District Patiala,

Punjab)

(ii) Gursewak Singh

(s/o Labh Singh,

r/o

Ratangarh,

Chhindrah,

PS

Dirba,

Sangrur,

Punjab)

(iii) Jatinder Singh @

Binder

(r/o

Fatehpur Majri,

PS

Samana,

District Patiala,

Punjab)

(iv) Ramesh

Kumar

(s/o Mia Singh,

r/o Riwar Jagir,

village

Ghuhla,

PS

Cheeka,

district

Kaithal,

Haryana)

The case is

under trial. All

the

accused

except module

leader

Shabnamdeep

Singh

have

been granted

bail.

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(v) Vinod Kumar (s/o

Mewa Singh, r/o

Ward No. 4, Amba

Colony,

PS

Cheeka,

district

Kaithal,

Haryana)

9.

FIR No. 03 dated

15.03.2019

u/s

25/54/59 Arms Act &

13 UA(P)A at PS SSOC

Amritsar

On 15.03.2019, SSOC

Amritsar arrested the

three

accused

near

Amritsar

bus

stand,

along with recovery of

one magazine of .32

bore pistol and five live

cartridges.

Later,

posters/ pamphlets of

‘Referendum 2020’ were

also

recovered

from

accused Baljit Singh.

(03)

(i) Baljit Singh (s/o

Karnail Singh, r/o

near

Cheema

Dairy,

FatehgarhChurian

Road,

Ajnala,

District

Amritsar,

Punjab)

(ii) Jagdev Singh @

Jagga

(s/o

Mukhtiar Singh, r/o

Gurdwara

6^thPatshahi, Baba

Bakala,

District

Amritsar, Punjab)

(iii) Manjit Singh (s/o

Sawinder Singh, r/o

Village

Jharunangal,

Kilchian,

District

Amritsar, Punjab)

The case is

under

trial.

Accused

Manjit Singh

was

released

on bail. The

rest

two

accused have

not

been

granted bail.

10.

FIR No. 25 dated

21.03.2019 u/s 121,

124-A

IPC

PS

Anandpur

Sahib,

District Ropar

On

21.03.2019,

a

Mahindra

tractor

without number plate

was

found

roaming

around

the

city

of

00

Under

investigation

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)]

भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण

25

11.

FIR No. 26 dated

21.03.2019 U/S 121,

124-A

IPC

PS

Anandpur

Sahib

District Ropar

Anandpur Sahib. The

tractor was carrying/

displaying banner of

‘Referendum 2020’ and

the persons riding the

tractor

gave

violent

speeches.

12.

FIR No. 111 dated

15.08.2019

u/s

25/54/59 Arms Act at

PS City-2, Mansa

The case was registered

against the six accused,

after they were found in

possession

of

one

country made pistol and

20 live cartridges. The

accused were promoting

‘Khalistan Referendum’

in

their

locality

in

Mansa were intending

to target Shiv Sena

leader Harminder Pal

Bansal. Notably, two of

the accused in this case,

viz. Pardeep Singh and

Hardam

Singh,

had

earlier

pasted

pro-

Khalistan

banners

outside the office of

Harminder Pal Bansal

at Mansa City in August

2018.

In

this

connection,

another

case was registered (Sl.

No. 5) at PS City-1,

Mansa and the duo

remained

lodged

in

prison for some time.

(06)

(i) Pardeep

Singh

(s/o Nirpal Singh,

r/o Ward No. 2,

Mansa, Punjab)

(ii) Hardam

Singh

(s/o Tek Singh, r/o

Ward

No.

26,

Mansa, Punjab)

(iii) Balwinder Singh

Aulakh (r/o Ward

No.

1,

Mansa,

Punjab)

(iv) Gurmeet

Singh

(s/o Prem Singh,

r/o Ward No. 6,

Mansa, Punjab)

(v) Sandeep

Singh

(s/o Ruldu Singh,

r/o Ward No. 25,

Mansa, Punjab)

(vi) Rajinder

Singh

(s/o

Kashmir

Singh, r/o Ward

Not available

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No. 25, Mansa,

Punjab)

(Two

of

these

six

accused

are

also

booked in another case

in the list at Sl. No. 5)

13.

FIR

No.

7

dated

01.02.2020 u/s 384,

387, 506, 294, 385 IPC

at PS Phase-XI, Mohali

The case was related to

busting of a module of

self-radicalized youths,

who were promoting

‘Khalistan Referendum’

in their locality as per

instructions

of

their

Pakistan handlers as

well as planning to

commit targetted killing

of leaders of right wing

Hindu outfits.

(04)

(i) Brahmjot

Singh

(s/o Baljeet Singh,

r/o

village

Khudda

Khurd,

PS Mahesh Nagar,

Ambala

Cantonment,

Haryana)

(ii) Harshdeep Singh

(s/o

Sukhdev

Singh, r/o village

Ghardola,

PS

Chhapar, District

Yamunanagar,

Haryana)

(iii) Amandeep Singh

(s/o Satpal Singh,

r/o H. No. 766,

Basant

Nagar,

Jagadhari,

Yamunanagar,

Haryana)

(iv) Ravi Kumar @

Ravi Singh Khalsa

(s/o Shiv Kumar,

r/o village Barri

Not available

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)]

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27

Rasaur,

PS

Naraingarh,

Ambala,

Haryana)

14.

FIR

No.

5

dated

10.04.2020 at PS SSOC

Mohali u/s 124A IPC,

10A, 13(1) UA(P)A

The case is related to

dissemination

of

seditious content by SFJ

through Tele Marketing

calls during first wave

of Covid-19 lockdown.

00

Under

investigation

15.

FIR

No.

6

dated

10.04.2020 at PS SSOC

Mohali u/s 124A IPC,

10A, 13(1) UA(P)A

00

Under

investigation

16.

FIR

No.

7

dated

10.04.2020 at PS SSOC

Mohali u/s 124A IPC,

10A, 13(1) UA(P)A

00

Under

investigation

17.

FIR No. 12 dated

12.04.2020 u/s 120B,

124A IPC, 49 Punjab

Police Act 2007 &

10/13 UA(P)A 1967 at

PS

SSOC

Mohali,

District Mohali

The case was registered

against

SFJ

and

Gurpatwant

Singh

Pannun in connection

with

seditious

tele-

marketing calls made to

random

people

in

Punjab during the first

wave

of

Covid

lockdown.

00

Under

investigation

18.

FIR No. 116 dated

06.06.2020 u/s 295,

295A, 120, 120B, 121A,

153A IPC & 13 UA(P)A

at

PS

Chattiwind,

District Amritsar

The two accused were in

contact with several Pak

entities

and

were

conspiring to smuggle

weapons from Pakistan

for

the

purpose

of

eliminating

one

Ludhiana based Shiv

Sena leader. They were

also in contact with UK

based

SFJ

leader

(02)

(i) Avtar Singh Rana

(s/o

Gurnam

Singh, r/o H. No.

514, Village Kale,

PS

Bhikiwind,

District

Tarn

Taran, Punjab)

(ii) Jasbir Singh (s/o

Sadha Singh, r/o

The case is

under trial.

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Kulwant Singh @ Maan

Singh Khalsa and were

paid INR 2,000/- for

creating a WhatsApp

group for SFJ.

Village Wara Sher

Singh,

District

Tarn

Taran,

Punjab)

19.

FIR No. 43 dated

19.06.2020 u/s 124A,

131, 153A and 10A,

13(1) UA(P)A at PS

Sadar Kurali, District

Mohali.

The case was filed

against SFJ for making

tele

marketing

calls

offering Indian Army

personnel

INR

5000

extra

payment

for

quitting Indian Army.

00

The case was

taken over by

the NIA and

re-registered

as

RC-

12/2021/NIA/

DLI

dated

18.06.2021

20.

FIR No. 168 dated

02.07.2020 u/s 2 of the

Prevention of in search

to national honour at

1971, 504/124A/153A

IPC

10A/13(1)

UA(P)A, 3 of ST/SC Act

at

PS

B

division,

District Amritsar.

The case was lodged

against

Gurpatwant

Singh

Pannun

for

hurting the sentiments

of the Dalit community

by

burning

the

Constitution of India

and the Indian national

flag. The compliant was

brought by Amritsar

based activist Loveleen

Mattu (Chairman, Dalit

Suraksha Sena).

00

Open

ended

arrest warrant

was

issued

against

Gurpatwant

Singh Pannun

on 25.01.2021

by the Court of

Additional

District

&

Sessions

Judge-I,

Amritsar.

21.

FIR No. 49 dated

02.07.2020

u/s

10A/10B/11/13(1)/17

UA(P)A at PS Bholath,

Kapurthala

The case was filed

against Italy based SFJ

activist Joginder Singh

@

Goga

for

propagating ‘Khalistan

Referendum’

in

his

locality.

He

was

arrested during his visit

to India in 2020.

(01)

(i) Joginder Singh @

Goga

(Indian

national,

DoB:

02.01.1955,

s/o

Avtar Singh, PP No.

U0921538,

o/r/o

VPO

Akala,

PS

Bholath,

District

Kapurthala,

Punjab,

p/r/o

G

The case is

currently

under

trial.

Joginder

Singh

was

granted

bail

on 30.07.2020.

[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)]

भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण

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Market

Via

Gambara

–

21,

25020

Praibiono,

Brescia, Italy)

22.

FIR No. 136 dated

14.08.2020 u/s 120B,

115, 121, 121A, 124A,

153A, 153B, 506 IPC

and Section 2 of the

Prevention of Insult to

National Honour Act,

1971, Section 66F of

the IT Act and Section

10/11/13 UA(P)A at PS

Moga City-1, district

Moga

The case was registered

in connection with the

Khalistani flag hoisting

case atop the DC Office,

Moga on August 14,

2020.

(04)

(i) Inderjeet Singh Gill

(s/o Jagraj Singh

Gill, r/o H. No. 9,

Patti

Meeru

Guddu, VPO Rauli,

PS Mehna, District

Moga, Punjab)

(ii) Jaspal Singh @

Ampa

(s/o

Chamkaur

Singh,

r/o

Patti

Meeru

Guddu, VPO Rauli,

PS Mehna, District

Moga, Punjab)

(iii) Akashdeep

Singh

@

Sajan

(r/o

Village Sadhuwala,

district Ferozepur,

Punjab)

(iv) Jagwinder

Singh

Grewal @ Jagga

The case was

taken over by

the NIA and

re-registered

as

RC-

30/2020/NIA/

DLI

dated

04.09.2020.

23.

FIR No. 34 dated

30.08.2021 u/s 153,

153A, 124A IPC,

10(a)/13(1) UA(P)A

1967 at PS SSOC

Mohali, District

Mohali

The case was registered

against

Gurpatwant

Singh Pannun and his

associates

for

promoting

violent

extremist action and

issuing death threat to

00

Under

investigation

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

then Punjab CM Capt.

Amarinder Singh.

24.

FIR No. 07 dated

16.09.2021 u/s 153A,

153B, 124A, 120B IPC,

17/18/20/40 UA(P)A

1967 at PS SSOC

Mohali, District

Mohali

The case is related to

busting

of

a

‘Referendum’

module

which was involved in

smuggling

and

circulating ‘Referendum

voters’

registration

forms’ in Punjab. Over

2.84 lac Referendum

pamphlets

were

recovered

from

the

module members, apart

from one printer and

other graffiti writing

paraphernalia.

(04)

(i) Gurwinder

Singh

@

Baba

(s/o

Harpreet Singh, r/o

Village Rampur, PS

Payal,

District

Ludhiana, Punjab)

– Bail application

rejected

on

14.02.2022

(ii) Sukhdev Singh @

Rinku (s/o Karnail

Singh, r/o Morinda,

district

Ropar,

Punjab)

–

Bail

application

rejected

on

14.02.2022

(iii) Jagwinder

Singh

(s/o Gurmail Singh,

r/o

Morinda,

district

Ropar,

Punjab)

–

Bail

application

rejected

on

26.10.2022

(iv) Jashandeep Singh

Mangat

(DoB:

14.01.2004,

s/o

Gurmeet Singh, r/o

Village Rampur, PS

Payal,

District

Ludhiana, Punjab)

The case is

under

trial.

None of the

accused

has

been granted

bail, except for

Jashandeep

Singh Mangat.