By means of PTI
SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Police booked Sikhs for Justice chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun beneath anti-terror regulation UAPA and “sealed” the state’s borders after Khalistsni flags had been submit at the gates of the state meeting complicated in Dharamshala on Sunday.
Himachal Pradesh police leader Sanjay Kundu additionally ordered the sealing of the state’s border and beefing up of the state-wide safety, bringing up “pro-Khalistan actions” within the state and the banned outfit’s announcement of a Khalistan “referendum day” on June 6.
The “sealing” of the border implies strict assessments on cars and other people coming into the hilly state, police mentioned.
HP Director Normal of Police Kundu mentioned Pannun has been booked as the principle accused beneath segment 13 of the Illegal Actions Prevention Act and sections 153 A and 153 B of the India Penal Code, but even so segment 3 of the HP Open Puts (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1985.
Whilst segment 13 of the UAPA relates to the offence of inciting or abetting terror acts, sections 153 A and 153 B of the IPC take care of the offences of selling communal or sectarian divides and animosity.
Kundu mentioned the FIR towards Pannun and others was once lodged at the grievance of Ram Chand alias Ajay Kumar of Kaned village beneath Dharamshala tehsil of the Kangra district.
In a commentary right here on Sunday night, the DGP mentioned, “Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the overall recommend to Sikhs for Justice has been made the principle accused within the case.”
The case was once lodged at Dharamshala police station, he added The HP DGP additionally arrange a seven-member Particular Investigation Workforce to expeditiously examine the case involving the placing up of Khalistani banners and scrawling of pro-Khalistan slogans and graffiti over the outer partitions close to the principle gate of the Himachal legislative meeting complicated Tapovan in Dharamshala.
The contributors of the SIT are Kangra’s Further Superintendent of Police Puneet Raghu, Jawalaji’s Sub-Divisional Police Officer Chander Paul, Mandi’s Deputy SP (CID) Sushant Sharma, Jawali SDPO Sidharath Sharma, but even so the Dharamshala police station’s SHO and the Yol police publish in-charge, the DGP mentioned in his commentary.
The SIT has been directed to take in the investigation of the case instantly and perform a qualified and unbiased investigation to make sure transparency, the HP police leader mentioned.
“The SIT has additionally been directed to touch with the state and central intelligence businesses to unearth the inter-state and world linkages if any,” he added.
Kundu additionally ordered to “seal” the state’s border and give a boost to safety at crowded and delicate puts in Himachal Pradesh.
The HP DGP additionally requested the quite a lot of box formations of the HP Police to stay on prime alert in view of the incidents of Khalistani components within the neighbouring states and in addition that of the placing up of a Khalistani banner within the Una district on April 11.
His instructions adopted “additionally in view of the incident of hoisting banners and graffiti of Khalistan at the outer boundary of Vidhan Sabha in Dharamshala in addition to the danger posed by way of SJF’s announcement of June 6 because the vote casting date for Khalistan Referendum in Himachal Pradesh”.
Further DGP-CID, vary IGs and DIGs and district police chiefs too were directed “to seal all interstate borders/boundaries and stay a strict vigil on the puts of possible hideouts i.e. motels and lodges of legal components, he mentioned.
“They have got been directed to stay the particular safety devices (SSUs), bomb disposal squads and fast reactions groups (QRTs) in place and on prime alert and enhance the safety of dams, railway stations, bus stands, cities, govt structures and necessary installations,” mentioned Kundu.
The HP police leader additionally directed quite a lot of box formations to sensitise all of the safety group of workers/chowkidars of presidency structures, banks, PSUs in regards to the danger and to advise them to file any subject of outrage to the native police station instantly.
Pannun had previous also referred to as for hoisting the Khalistani flag in Shimla on April 29.