The NIA has filed an FIR against Khalistani activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and others for promoting Khalistan and offering Rs 11 crore to disrupt Independence Day celebrations. Pannun, declared a terrorist in 2020, unveiled a "Delhi Banayga Khalistan" map and continues to face multiple terror cases in India
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Filepic
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed an FIR against several people, including Khalistani activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. NIA has also booked legal counsel of the banned group Sikhs For Justice for promoting Khalistan and offering Rs 11 crore to stop the Prime Minister from hoisting the national flag on Independence Day this year.
As reported by news agency ANI, the FIR, registered on August 19, states that Gurpatwant Singh Pannun hosted a "Meet the Press" at the Lahore Press Club in Pakistan on August 10, 2025. During the press meet, Pannu addressed journalists via a video link from Washington, US. Gurparwant Singh Pannu’s primary focus while addressing the journalist was on rejecting India's sovereignty over Punjab and promoting Khalistan.
Pro-Khalistani leader Pannun, during a video-linked event from Washington, also unveiled a "Delhi Banayga Khalistan" map covering Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi, as reported by news agency ANI.
The FIR launched against Pannu and other people state, "Pannun hosted the 'Meet the Press' at Lahore Press Club, Pakistan, on 10.08.2025, where he addressed the journalists through a video link from Washington, US, primarily focusing on the rejection of India's sovereignty over Punjab and the promotion of Khalistan. In his address, he has offered Rs. 11 crore to the Sikh soldiers who will stop the Prime Minister of India from hoisting the Tricolour at Red Fort on 15th August, 2025. He also unveiled SFJ's new "Delhi Banayga Khalistan" Referendum Map, which incorporates Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi into the envisioned Khalistan, as cited by news agency ANI.
Pannun was declared a designated "individual terrorist" by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in July 2020 and faces multiple cases in the country on terror charges.
Earlier on September 23, Canadian police also arrested Khalistani terrorist Inderjeet Singh Gosal on firearms charges in Ontario, CBC reported, citing Reuters.
Khalistani terrorist Gosal is also a member of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), an outfit banned in India and headed by US-based Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, as per ANI.
A pro-Khalistani terrorist was also a close associate of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Moreover, Nijjar is another Khalistani terrorist who was shot dead outside a gurdwara in British Columbia in June 2023.
(With inputs from ANI)
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