New Delhi: Delhi police have arrested a man involved in writing the pro-Khalistani graffiti in Tilak Nagar. The apprehended accused had made graffiti saying “Delhi Banega Khalistan” (Delhi will become Khalistan). The police arrested the suspect and identified him as a man from Punjab.
He was apprehended in connection with pro-Khalistan graffiti painted on the outer walls of four metro stations in the city. The Delhi police have registered a case under sections 153 A, Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Defacement Act. The Delhi police said that they received information about the graffiti at the Nangloi police station at 11 am.
In a similar incident in August last year, the Delhi Police Special Cell detained two persons from Punjab in connection with pro-Khalistan graffiti and slogans painted at more than five metro stations in Delhi on August 27, 2023.
The Delhi Police released CCTV footage in connection with pro-Khalistan graffiti and slogans painted at more than five metro stations in Delhi. A case was registered after the walls of several metro stations across Delhi were found defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans ahead of the G20 Summit hosted in the national capital under India’s presidency.
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