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NIA Identifies 43 Khalistan Supporters Involved In Violence At Indian Missions Abroad

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified 43 Khalistan supporters, allegedly involved in violence at the Indian High Commission in London during a protest on March 19 and also who allegedly targeted the Indian Consulate in San Francisco on July 2.

According to the NIA, the attacks on the High Commissions of India in Ottawa and London, as well as on the Consulate General of India, San Francisco, US, also remained the focus of the NIA actions on offences against Indian interests abroad through the year. The NIA conducted more than 50 raids and searches as part of the efforts to unravel the conspiracy behind the attacks on Indian Missions abroad.

“The attacks involved criminal trespass, vandalism, damage to public property, and attempts to cause hurt to Indian officials and damage the Consulate building through acts of arson. NIA has used several innovative methods of
investigation, including crowd sourcing of information while investigating the larger conspiracy of attacks on Indian Missions, which resulted in identification of 43 suspects. The NIA has stepped up its investigation in these cases in recent months and examined more than 80 persons in India suspected to be part of the conspiracy of the attacks,” an NIA spokesperson was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.

“In 2022, the NIA had attached a total of 37 properties worth Rs 10.53 crore, while in 2023, the figure went up to 240, including 156 bank accounts with a total value of Rs 55.90 crore, especially in cases related to Jammu and Kashmir. These properties belonged to the accused and suspects involved in terrorism, LWE, explosives and other prominent cases. The attachments, made under various provisions of UA(P)A, included 12 properties — of which 4 were bank accounts — worth Rs 1.5 crore, of six listed ‘individual terrorists’,” the spokesperson added.

OB Bureau

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