NIA confiscates Canada-based terrorist Pannu's India assets
NIA) confiscated the immovable properties of Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the chief of banned outfit Sikhs for Justice, in Chandigarh and Amritsar on Saturday, official sources said. «Property confiscation» notices were put up outside the residence of pro-Khalistan leader Pannu in Chandigarh and near a piece of agricultural land in Punjab's Amritsar, they said.
The action was taken under the relevant section of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The notice put up in Chandigarh read: «1/4th share of house no. 2033, sector 15-C, Chandigarh, owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a proclaimed offender in NIA case, stands confiscated to the state under section 33(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by the orders of the NIA special court, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab.
This is for information of general public.» This is the first time such an action has been taken under UAPA case.
The NIA action came amid an escalating diplomatic row between India and Canada over the issue of the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar by unidentified assailants in British Columbia in June. A resident of Bhar Singh Pura village near Jalandhar in Punjab, Nijjar was initiated into gangster life by Gurnek Singh alias Neka.
He was earlier associated with Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) militants and since 2012, he was closely associated with chief Jagtar Singh Tara of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). Nijjar escaped to Canada in 1996 on a forged passport and worked as a truck driver.
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