2 held for pro-Khalistan graffiti at 3 locations in Amritsar
mritsar: The Amritsar police on Friday claimed to have arrested two persons, including a minor, for allegedly putting up pro-Khalistan graffiti at three locations in the city.
Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar informed that the graffiti was put up during the intervening night of Aug 6 and 7 at three separate sites. "Two accused, including a minor from Dargabad village near Batala, have been arrested," said Bhullar.
He further said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects were in contact with foreign-based Shamsher Singh alias Shera Mann, who directed them to carry out the act on the instructions from Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of the Sikh for Justice (SFJ).
Notably, Pannun issued a media release on Thursday claiming that the SFJ was responsible for the graffiti at Khalsa College, a Hindu temple, and the district court complex, accompanied by a video of the slogans.
"Those arrested executed the graffiti after receiving instructions and designs via Snapchat, but the promised payment was never made," the Commissioner said, adding that further investigations were ongoing.
Sources informed that they were given an inducement of just around Rs 5,000 to put up the objectionable graffiti and make a video of the same.
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