Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena has granted sanction to prosecute two men arrested in January this year for allegedly painting walls with pro-Khalistan graffiti in various parts of the city, a Raj Niwas official said on Tuesday.
Following the incident, the police said that the accused had acted at the behest of the proscribed group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ).
A video of the outfit’s chief, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, owning the responsibility had also appeared on social media. Delhi Police’s Special Cell had arrested Vikram Singh, 29, a resident of Tilak Nagar, and Balram Singh, 34, of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, in connection with the case.
The official said, “During the investigation, the police had seized USB drives containing CCTV footage, proof of payment and the location of mobile phones of the accused in the area where graffiti were made.”
“It was also revealed that a video was circulated on social media platforms, wherein Pannu was advocating and encouraging secession through such graffiti and video messages and conspiring to disrupt the territorial integrity of India,” he added.
Published - August 09, 2023 01:35 am IST
