‘Khalistan’ flag at DC office: Charges framed against 6

Mohali: The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mohali on Monday framed charges against six accused for hoisting ‘Khalistan’ flag at the

Moga

deputy commissioner’s office in August last year.

The court of NIA special judge Karunesh Kumar framed the charges against Inderjit Singh, Jaspal Singh alias Ampa, Akashdeep Singh alias Munna, Jagwinder Singh alias Jagga, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, and Harpreet Singh alias Rana alias Ranjit Singh alias Harmeet Singh. The court has charged them under sections 120B (conspiracy) read with 109 (offering bribe to public servant), 124A (sedition), 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration), 201 (disappearance of evidence), 204 (destruction of evidence), 212 (harbouring offender) of the IPC and substantial offences thereof, Section 10, 13 of

UAPA

and Section 2 of the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act, 1971.

On August 14, 2020, Inderjit Singh, Jaspal Singh and Akashdeep Singh allegedly hoisted the flag in Moga and also disrespected the National Flag in the premises by tearing it.