Haryana Police books SFJ’s Pannun for sedition after being declared terrorist by the Central government

CHANDIGARH: Taking cognizance of the anti-national and provocative tele-calling campaign witnessed during the last couple of days, Haryana Police on Friday registered an FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US based self-styled chief of the banned pro-Khalistan outfit "Sikhs for Justice" (SFJ), on the charges of sedition and secessionism at Police Station Bhondsi, Gurugram.
FIR has been registered under u/s 124-A, 153-A of IPC and Sections 10(a) and 13 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Haryana Police official said that Pannun has seen running a secessionist campaign through automated phone calls against India from the US and indulging in unlawful activities aimed at threatening the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of India.
The FIR has been registered on a complaint filed by inspector, Special Task Force (STF), Gurugram after US based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of SFJ, was seen blaming the government of Haryana and its people for being inimical to the interests of Sikhs and Punjabis.
Being a member of the SFJ, which has been pushing for "Sikh Referendum 2020 as part of its secessionist agenda, Pannun poses a major threat to the communal harmony and unity of the country. He has also been indulging in unlawful activity by exhorting the Sikhs from Haryana to take part in voting registration for the illegal referendum to be held online on July 4, 2020.
The state police has been maintaining utmost vigilance to monitor the activities of anti-national elements indulging in unlawful activities in the interest of national security, he added.