New Delhi. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the founder of banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), has once again made a provocative statement against Indian diplomats in Canada. This time he called for ‘civil arrest’ of Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Verma. (Civil Arrest) A cash prize of one million Canadian dollars has been announced. While announcing the ‘reward’, the radical Khalistani separatist accused Verma of creating a ‘malicious’ image of a terrorist threat to Air India.
In fact, Pannu recently released a video and warned against traveling on an Air India flight during the ICC World Cup final in Ahmedabad on November 19. Following the outcry over his video, the Canadian government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they were investigating a possible terrorist threat.
What is a ‘citizen’s arrest’?
These provisions are made in section 494(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada ‘Citizens Arrest and Self-Defense Act’…
(1) Any person may arrest another person without a warrant;
(a) any person who appears to have committed an indictable offence; Or
(b) a person whom he believes on reasonable grounds
(i) he has committed a criminal act, and
(ii) is fleeing or being pursued by persons having lawful authority to arrest that person.
However, Pannu has now accused Verma of falsely accusing Air India of a terror threat to ‘divert attention’ from the investigation into the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. He said, ‘Verma is spreading false propaganda by associating ‘boycott Air India’ with ‘terrorist threat’ and criticizing Canadian Sikhs with the aim of derailing the Canadian inquiry into the role of the Indian High Commission in the killing of Niger. Spread hate against.
Let us tell you that in the month of September, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau made serious accusations against India regarding the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the Canadian city of Surrey in June this year, after which relations between the two countries became strained. very tense
Pannu’s announcement comes a day after Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau underlined that a ‘fight’ with India is not something Ottawa wants.
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Tags: Canada News, Khalistani terrorist
First published: November 13, 2023, 10:24 IST

