Accused In Pro-Khalistani Attack On Indian Mission In London Arrested

In a giant improvement within the investigation into final yr’s assault on the High Commission of India in London and the protests that adopted, a key accused has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency. 

Inderpal Singh Gaba, a resident of Hounslow within the United Kingdom, has been arrested for illegal actions throughout the March 22, 2023, protests.

The anti-terror company stated the assaults on the excessive fee have been discovered to be in retaliation to the motion taken by the Punjab Police towards pro-Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh on March 18 that yr. 

“NIA investigations in the case so far have revealed that the incidents in London on 19th March and 22nd March last year were parts of a larger conspiracy to unleash vicious attacks on the Indian missions and its officials,” a press release from the NIA stated. 

Khalistan sympathisers had staged a protest on the Indian High Commission in London towards the crackdown on Amritpal Singh. They had additionally taken down the Indian flag from the constructing’s first-floor balcony, prompting the Indian mission to place up a fair greater flag.

The Indian group within the UK had organised a big gathering in entrance of the Indian High Commission towards the desecration of the Indian flag and demanded that the Mayor of London and the British authorities act towards these chargeable for the incident. 

The Ministry of External Affairs had summoned the UK’s seniormost diplomat in Delhi and, in a press release, demanded a proof for the “absence of security” on the excessive fee. It had additionally stated that the UK authorities’s “indifference” to Indian diplomats and personnel was “unacceptable”.