Khalistani flag hoisting: NIA files chargesheet against six

MOHALI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against six persons in connection with a case of hoisting the Khalistani flag on the eve of Independence Day in Moga last year, an official said. The chargesheet was filed before a special NIA judge in Mohali under relevant sections of the IPC, the UAPA and the Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act against Inderjit Singh, Jaspal Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Jagwinder Singh, Pannu and Harpreet Singh. Inderjit Singh, Jaspal Singh and Akashdeep Singh are radicalised members of the outlawed SFJ and are accused of conspiring with SFJ’s Gurpatwant Singh Pannu and Rana Singh.In furtherance of the conspiracy, Inderjit, Jaspal and Akashdeep allegedly hoisted the Khalistani flag on the terrace of a four-storey building of the deputy commissioner’s office complex in Moga. They also cut the rope of the national flag hoisted near the main gate. They made video of the incident and sent it to Pannu and Rana, which was broadcasted by them on various social media platforms.