Summary:
Chandigarh, Sep 17 (PTI) Punjab Police on Friday said it has busted a secessionist module of pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) with the arrest of its three members.
Thousands of secessionist pamphlets promoting "Sikh Referendum 2020" activities, which the banned outfit had pushed as part of its separatist agenda, have been recovered from the possession of the arrested persons during a raid conducted in Rampur village in the Khanna area of Ludhiana district, the police said in a statement.
The SFJ was banned by the central government in 2019 under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act for its alleged anti-national activities.
Those arrested have been identified as Gurwinder Singh of Rampur in Khanna, Jagwinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh, both residents of Morinda in Rupnagar, police said.
Police have also booked SFJ"s Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and three others, all based in the US, and one more person from Khanna.
“The police, in presence of duty magistrate, conducted raids in village Rampur in Khanna and recovered over 2.84 lakh pamphlets carrying referendum 2020 activities.