Indian law enforcement agencies are probing about 20 criminal cases against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of the U.S.-based banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ). Pannun, currently operating from Canada, was designated an “individual terrorist” by the Home Ministry in 2020.
According to government records, the first case against Pannun was registered on December 12, 1990 in Chandigarh under the erstwhile Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. He was later discharged. Pannun and the SFJ came into the limelight after they started calling for pro-Khalistan “referendums” in different countries.
On July 6, 2017, the Sohana police in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar registered a case involving him, after hoardings of “Referendum 2020” posters and pro-Khalistan slogans on walls were found in several districts of Punjab. In that case, a look-out circular (LoC) was issued against him.
