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National Investigation Agency (NIA), which was her Submit a team to London last month, it said on Tuesday it had identified eight people who attempted it Indian High Commission subversion In the capital of England on March 19th.
The agency is likely to issue a LoC against identified attackers soon.
In April, the Union Home Ministry was I directed NIA to raise a new case in connection with the London protests after an initial investigation indicated a terrorist link between the Pakistani spy agency, ISI. The ministry also directed the Delhi Police, which has registered the FIR under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), to hand over the investigation to the National Intelligence Agency.
A source at MHA said Indian Express that the complainant, Kiran Kumar Vasant Bhosal, Personnel Assistant and Social Affairs Officer of the High Commission, mentioned the names of three persons – Avtar Singh, alias Khanda, Gurcharan Singh and Jasvir Singh, in the FIR. The source said officials from the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) helped the NIA’s investigative team identify more attackers.
“After a thorough investigation and interrogation of several people in London, the National Intelligence Agency was finally able to identify eight alleged attackers. After identifying them, they are coordinating with the concerned authorities to issue the Line of Control against them,” the source said.
Another source in the intelligence agency said that they have submitted a list of 27 people to the National Intelligence Agency, and they are now identifying them after collecting evidence against them.
On Monday, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) released five videos of the incident, and is asking the general public to help identify the individuals who attempted to sabotage the High Commission. Several people contacted the National Intelligence Agency to give details of the attackers.
The agency, during its investigation, interrogated Chief Waris Punjab De Amritpal Singh and his nine companions in Dibrugarh Jail in Assam in connection with the UK incident. The investigation team interrogated Amritpal and his companions after learning that they were in constant contact with Avtar Singh Khanda, one of the leaders of the protesters, who incited them by chanting anti-Indian and pro-Khelistan slogans. After being questioned, the investigation team went to London. There, they reportedly met the relevant officials and were reassured that appropriate action would be taken, but only after all legal formalities. The source said that during their visit, the investigation team collected TV footage of the incident and recorded the statements of the complainant and other eyewitnesses.
Pro-Khalistani protesters attempted to vandalize the Indian High Commission in London and pulled down the national flag as they protested outside the High Commission compound on 19 March. This happened a day after the Punjab police launched a crackdown on the extremist preacher Amritpal Singh.
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