June 15, 2023
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Indian High Commission attack mastermind dies in UK

The NIA took over the case after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs instructed the Delhi Police to take legal action…reports Asian Lite News

Avtar Singh Khanda, a Punjab-origin Khalistani separatist and mastermind of the attack on the Indian High Commission in London, died in a hospital in the UK on Thursday due to blood cancer.

He was the head of Khalistan Liberation Force.

A bomb expert, Khanda, who was the principal orchestrator of the March 19 violence at the Indian High Commission in London, was handler of arrested Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh.

Confirming the death, UK-based Khalsa Aid founder Ravi Singh has put a post on Instagram.

Khanda, who belongs to Punjab’s Moga town, was arrested by British authorities in March in connection with vandalisation with his supporters to protest crackdown on Amritpal.

On Wednesday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had put out a series of photos on Twitter a “request for identification/information” of individuals who were “involved” in the attack on the High Commission.

One of the individuals in the NIA photos were Khanda.

“They caused grievous injuries to an official and disrespected the Indian National Flag,” the NIA post said.

The NIA had recently released five CCTV footages of the attack on the Indian High Commission. In the videos, accused can be seen gathering outside the Indian Embassy and then proceeding to attack it. They were carrying religious flags and shouting slogans, as depicted in videos.

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police registered an FIR in connection with the protest staged by “pro-Khalistani activists” at the Indian High Commission in London on March 19, during which the Tricolour was pulled down from the premises.

The NIA took over the case after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs instructed the Delhi Police to take legal action.

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