Report by British daily 'FT' does not mention when the alleged incident occurred. It says US federal prosecutors have filed an indictment against at least one alleged perpetrator.
Move comes 2 days after NIA announced it'll register a case against the organisation's founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun over his video warning Sikhs 'against flying Air India on 19 November'.
Agency registers case for attempt to 'target and disrupt transportation sector in India'. Pannun is chief of US-based separatist group 'Sikhs for Justice', which is banned by India.
In video, Sikhs for Justice founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is heard threatening Consul General of India in Vancouver Manish, who was heckled earlier this week in Abbotsford.
CISF was already on alert in wake of Israel-Hamas war & has taken ‘cognizance’ of threat issued by SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, with ‘utmost seriousness’, it is learnt.
Pannun, a designated terrorist in India, has 'urged Sikhs to not fly the airline on 19 Nov', the birth anniversary of former PM Indira Gandhi & called for 'global blockade of Air India'.
In letter to immigration minister, Hindu Forum Canada says Pannun causing 'distress' within & outside community. India identifies the Sikhs for Justice founder as a designated terrorist.
Pannun faces more than 16 criminal cases in Punjab, including 3 of sedition. Known to operate from Canada & US, he resurfaced with purported video calling on Canadian Hindus to 'go back' to India.
Video by Sikhs for Justice has been doing the rounds of on internet, 'threatening' Hindus in Canada & accusing them of 'working against the same country' that they benefit from.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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