Punjab youth arrested for affixing of Khalistan flags, graffiti at HP Vidhan Sabha
The accused has allegedly confessed to have put the Khalistan flag and graffiti on the outer wall of HP Vidhan Sabha complex at Dharamshala.
‘Khalistan’ flags were found tied on the Himachal Pradesh Winter Assembly main gate and walls, in Dharamshala on Sunday. The district police formed an SIT to look into the case.
Soon after the incident came to light, a police official informed that the flags were removed from the gates and walls.
Police registered an FIR under sections 153-A and 153-B of IPC, section 3 of HP Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1985, and section 13 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) at Dharamshala Police station after the ‘Khalistan’ flags incident. Police booked banned outfit ‘Sikhs for Justice’ (SFJ) general counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and called him the ‘main accused’ in the case.
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“ADGP-CID, IG/DIG Ranges and District SPs have been directed to seal all interstate borders/barriers and keep strict vigil at the places of probable hideouts i.e. hotels and sarais etc. They have been directed to keep the Special Security Units (SsUs), Bomb Disposal Squads and Quick Reactions Teams (QRTs) in position and on high alert and strengthen the security of dams, railway stations, bus stands, towns, government building and vital installations,” the statement added.
The field formations have been directed to sensitize all the security staff and chowkidars of government buildings, banks, and public sector undertakings with regard to the threat and they may be advised to report any matter of concern to the local police station immediately.
Superintendent of Police, Kangra, Khushal Sharma said, “It might have happened late night or early morning today. We have removed the Khalistan flags from the Vidhan Sabha gate. It could be an act of some tourists from Punjab.”
(Agency inputs)
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