The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a new FIR against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a designated ‘individual terrorist,’ under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Pannun is accused of offering a reward of Rs 11 crore to anyone preventing Prime Minister Narendra Modi from hoisting the national flag this Independence Day, PTI reported.

Pannun, founder of the banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), made the announcement from Washington, DC, during a virtual “press meet” organised at the Lahore Press Club in Pakistan on August 10. This marks the seventh FIR filed by the NIA against him.

NIA Books Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

The FIR, registered on August 19 following instructions from the Union Home Ministry, cites video and information retrieved from the @SFJ_US_Offi

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