Three SFJ operatives held for writing pro-Khalistan slogans on school walls in Bathinda

Those arrested have been identified as Navjot Singh alias Jota, 24, and Gurpreet Singh, 26, both residents of village Kaliaewala in Ferozepur, and Harjinder Singh, a resident of Mananwala in Bathinda. The police teams have also seized four mobile phones and one dongle device from their possession.

As per the information given by Gaurav Yadav, Director General of Police, pro-Khalistan slogans were found written on the walls of two schools – a school at Mananwala village on the intervening night of October 19 and 20, and PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bhissiana on the intervening night of October 26 and 27.

DGP Yadav said that the preliminary investigation has revealed that the arrested accused painted inflammatory slogans aimed at inciting public unrest and promoting anti-national sentiments. Evidence indicates they were receiving foreign funding for these unlawful activities, he added.

Amneet Kondal, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bathinda, said that following technical leads, police teams managed to apprehend two accused persons – Jota and Gurpreet Singh — for writing slogans at the PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bhissiana village.

She added that Harjinder Singh, who wrote slogans on the wall of the Mananwala school, was arrested after further investigations.

The SSP said that during questioning, the accused persons had revealed that they had written the slogans following the directions of a foreign-based individual identified as Pawanpreet Singh alias Deep Chahal, who is a close aide of Pannu, in lieu of money.

Sharing more details, Avneet Kaur Sidhu, Assistant Inspector General (Counter Intelligence), Bathinda, said Harjinder Singh has revealed that Navjot Singh had introduced him to Pawanpreet Singh, who directed him to write the slogan for which he was paid Rs 2,000.

In this regard, two separate cases – one under section 197 (1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and section 3 of the Punjab Prevention of Defacement Property Act at Rama police station in Bathinda and another under sections 197 (1) and 3 (5) of the BNS and section 3 of the Punjab Prevention of Defacement Property Act at Nehian Wala police station in Bathinda – have been registered.

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