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'''Gurpatwant Singh Pannu''' also spell as Pannun is a US-based individual terrorist, founder and self-styled chief of the banned pro-Khalistan outfit [[Sikhs for Justice]]. On July 1, 2020, he was declared as an "[[individual terrorist]]"<ref>{{cite web|first1=Tribune News|last1=Service|accessdate=2020-12-05|title=Gurpatwant Singh Pannun among nine designated as terrorists under UAPA|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/gurpatwant-singh-pannun-among-nine-designated-as-terrorists-under-uapa-107197|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref> under the [[UAPA]] for promoting secessionism and allegedly encouraging [[Punjab]]i [[Sikh]] youth to take up arms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab: Pro-Khalistan outfit member Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, associates booked for sedition |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/punjab-pro-khalistan-outfit-member-gurpatwant-singh-pannun-associates-booked-for-sedition-856352.html |access-date=July 6, 2020 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> In October 2020, just a week before the death anniversary of former prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]], Pannu released a video message through his TV channel urging Indian students to raise pro-[[Khalistan]] slogans and hoisting the Khalistan flag in return for iPhone 12 Mini with pre-installed Punjab Referendum apps and VPN to safely connect with SJF's Voter Registration database circumventing the [[Ministry of Home Affairs]]’ ban. In 2020, the Indian government had attached Pannun's properties under the section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). After the infamous flag hoisting incident on Indian republic day, India's National Investigating Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six people including Pannun, under various sections of IPC and the UAPA act. It has alleged that Pannun financed the incident and sent money illegally to fuel riots on the Indian republic day in 2021.
'''Gurpatwant Singh Pannu''' also spell as Pannun is a US-based individual terrorist, founder and self-styled chief of the banned pro-Khalistan outfit [[Sikhs for Justice]]. On July 1, 2020, he was declared as an "[[individual terrorist]]"<ref>{{cite web|first1=Tribune News|last1=Service|accessdate=2020-12-05|title=Gurpatwant Singh Pannun among nine designated as terrorists under UAPA|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/gurpatwant-singh-pannun-among-nine-designated-as-terrorists-under-uapa-107197|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref> under the [[UAPA]] for promoting secessionism and allegedly encouraging [[Punjab]]i [[Sikh]] youth to take up arms.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab: Pro-Khalistan outfit member Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, associates booked for sedition |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/punjab-pro-khalistan-outfit-member-gurpatwant-singh-pannun-associates-booked-for-sedition-856352.html |access-date=July 6, 2020 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>  


The organization earlier issued a cash reward of up to $500,000 just before India’s [[Independence Day]] if someone hoisted the Khalistan flag from the [[Red Fort]] and small cash rewards of up to ₹50,000 were also offered if Khalistan sympathisers managed to hoist Khalistani flags at administration blocks in Punjab, with money being transferred via [[Western Union]] Money Transfer facility.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-12-05|title=SFJ lures Punjab students with iPhone 12 for raising pro-Khalistan flags on Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/sfj-lures-punjab-students-with-iphone-12-for-raising-pro-khalistan-flags-on-indira-gandhi-s-death-anniversary/671651|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref>
<!-- On July 5th, he died in a car accident in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=OpIndia |title=Rumours emerge claiming that SFJ chief Gurpatwant Mann Singh Pannu died in a car crash in the USA |url=https://www.opindia.com/2023/07/rumours-emerge-claiming-that-sfj-chief-gurpatwant-mann-singh-pannu-died-in-a-car-crash-in-the-usa/ |website=OpIndia |date=5 July 2023}}</ref> -->
 
==Early life and background==
Pannun was born and brought up in Khankot village on the outskirts of Amritsar, [[Punjab, India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/khankot-village-few-know-of-pannus-ancestral-roots-6589028/|title=In Khankot village, few know of Pannu’s ancestral roots}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/who-are-gurpatwant-singh-pannun-and-the-sfj-whom-india-wants-put-on-interpols-red-notice-8204363/|title=Who are Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and the SFJ, whom India wants on Interpol’s Red Notice?}}</ref> His father, Mahinder Singh, was a former employee with Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Punjab Mandi Board, PSAMB).
 
== Activities ==
Pannun has been actively involved in lobbying for the cause of Khalistan and has been organizing events and rallies in different parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He has also been involved in filing lawsuits against Indian officials and institutions in international courts, alleging human rights violations against Sikhs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detailed info of terrorist Pannun and SFJ discussed |url=https://www.khalistanextremismmonitor.org/individual-profile/Gurpatwant-Singh-Pannun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 May 2022 |title=Who is Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and What is SFJ? |url=https://newsroompost.com/world/who-is-gurpatwant-singh-pannun-and-what-is-sfj/5096759.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurpatwant Pannu wanted in 22 cases but Interpol won't act : The Tribune India |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/pannu-wanted-in-22-cases-but-interpol-wont-act-440702}}</ref>
 
In October 2020, just a week before the death anniversary of former prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]], Pannu released a video message through his TV channel urging Indian students to raise pro-[[Khalistan]] slogans and hoisting the Khalistan flag in return for iPhone 12 Mini with pre-installed Punjab Referendum apps and VPN to safely connect with SJF's Voter Registration database circumventing the [[Ministry of Home Affairs]]’ ban. In 2020, the Indian government had attached Pannun's properties under section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). After the infamous flag hoisting incident on Indian Republic Day, India's National Investigating Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six people including Pannun, under various sections of IPC and the UAPA act. It has been alleged that Pannun financed the incident and sent money illegally to fuel riots on the Indian Republic Day in 2021.
 
The organization earlier issued a cash reward of up to $500,000 just before India’s [[Independence Day]] if someone hoisted the Khalistan flag from the [[Red Fort]]. Small cash rewards of up to ₹50,000 were also offered if Khalistan sympathisers managed to hoist Khalistani flags at administration blocks in Punjab, with money being transferred via [[Western Union]] Money Transfer facility.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2020-12-05|title=SFJ lures Punjab students with iPhone 12 for raising pro-Khalistan flags on Indira Gandhi’s death anniversary|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/sfj-lures-punjab-students-with-iphone-12-for-raising-pro-khalistan-flags-on-indira-gandhi-s-death-anniversary/671651|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref>
 
Pannun has claimed responsibility for various terror incidents in India. In April 2023, in a video, he issued a threat to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Assam.<ref name="India Today 2023">{{Cite web |title=Separatist Gurpatwant Pannun in hiding as 3 Khalistani terrorists die in 45 days |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/separatist-gurpatwant-pannun-in-hiding-as-3-khalistani-terrorists-die-in-45-days-2395895-2023-06-21 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> In June 2023, Pannun went into hiding after the death of three other prominent Khalistani leaders in 2 months.<ref name="India Today 2023"/>
 
In July 2023, the Khalistani leader resurfaced in a video claimed to be shot near the UN headquarters in New York, USA. In this video, Pannun claims responsibility for the posters calling for killing Indian diplomats across North America and Europe and says that he will lead Khalsa Panth to get the flag of the country of Khalistan separated from India on the UN HQ.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/khalistani-terrorist-gurpatwant-singh-surfaces-in-new-york-after-hiding-for-days-threatens-indian-diplomats/videoshow/101576563.cms |agency=The Times of India |title=Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh surfaces in New York after hiding for days, threatens Indian diplomats|date=7 July 2023 }}</ref>
 
In September 2023, Pannun threatened [[Indo-Canadian]] [[Hindus]] and advised them to leave Canada.<ref name="The Statesman 2023 r153">{{cite web | title=Khalistani leader Pannun threatens Indo-Canadian Hindus, asks them to leave | website=The Statesman | date=2023-09-20 | url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/khalistani-leader-pannun-threatens-indo-canadian-hindus-asks-them-to-leave-1503223821.html | access-date=2023-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-20 |title=Nijjar killing: Sikhs for Justice asks Hindus of Indian origin to leave Canada |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/nijjar-killing-sikhs-for-justice-asks-hindus-of-indian-origin-to-leave-canada-101695183977090.html |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |quote=Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan organisation banned in India in 2019, has threatened Hindus of Indian origin and asked them to leave Canada for supporting the country of their origin and “promoting violence” by celebrating Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s killing.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India warns students as Nijjar’s lawyer asks Indo-Hindu to leave Canada |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/india-claims-students-at-risk-after-envoy-insists-safety |website=National Post |quote=Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, Nijjar’s lawyer, questioned Indian Canadians’ loyalty to Canada in a video that has gone viral on social media. “Indo-Hindu leave Canada; go to India. You not only support India, but you are also supporting the suppression of speech and expression of pro-Khalistan Sikhs,” he says in the video.}}</ref><ref name="Bhaumik 2023 x924">{{cite web | last=Bhaumik | first=Anirban | title=Khalistanis threaten Indo-Canadian Hindus, plan huge protest to shut down India's missions in Canada | website=Deccan Herald | date=2023-09-20 | url=https://www.deccanherald.com/world/khalistanis-threaten-indo-canadian-hindus-plan-huge-protest-to-shut-down-indias-missions-in-canada-2694543 | access-date=2023-09-21}}</ref><ref name="India Today 2023 a171">{{cite web | title='Go to India': Khalistani terrorist threatens Indo-Canadian Hindus in new video | website=India Today | date=2023-09-20 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/khalistanis-gurpatwant-singh-pannun-threaten-canadian-hindus-2438147-2023-09-20 | access-date=2023-09-21}}</ref>
 
==Legal actions==
On September 9, 2023, In connection with a legal case filed on April 5, 2020, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) confiscated several properties owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun which include 46 kanal of agricultural land located in Khankot village, Amritsar, as well as a 1/4th share of a residence situated in Chandigarh.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pandey |first1=Devesh K. |title=NIA confiscates properties of SFJ’s Gurpatwant Singh Pannun |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nia-confiscates-properties-of-sfjs-gurpatwant-singh-pannun/article67337643.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
 
A property confiscation notice was pasted outside Pannun's residence at Sector 15 in Chandigarh that read, "1/4th share of house no. #2033 Sector 15-C, Chandigarh, owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a 'proclaimed offender' in NIA case RC- 19/2020/NIA/DLI, stands confiscated to the state under section 33(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 by orders of the NIA special court, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, Dated 14/09/2023. This is for information of general public."<ref>{{cite web |title=Punjab: NIA confiscates properties of Khalistan terrorist Pannun in Chandigarh, Amritsar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/punjab-nia-confiscates-properties-of-khalistan-terrorist-pannun-in-chandigarh-amritsar/articleshow/103887018.cms?from=mdr |website=The Times of India |date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
 
The NIA explained that these properties had previously been subjected to attachment as per directives issued by the government in two separate cases. Subsequently, in compliance with the court's orders pursuant to Section 33(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, they have now been formally confiscated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=Swarajya |title=NIA Cracks Down On Khalistani Terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun: Properties In Amritsar And Chandigarh Seized |url=https://swarajyamag.com/world/nia-cracks-down-on-khalistani-terrorist-gurpatwant-singh-pannun-properties-in-amritsar-and-chandigarh-seized |website=Swarajyamag |language=en}}</ref>


==Charges==
==Charges==

Latest revision as of 09:36, 30 November 2023

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu also spell as Pannun is a US-based individual terrorist, founder and self-styled chief of the banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice. On July 1, 2020, he was declared as an "individual terrorist"[2] under the UAPA for promoting secessionism and allegedly encouraging Punjabi Sikh youth to take up arms.[3]

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu
Pannu.jpg
Born
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun

Khankot, Amritsar[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPannun
Known forAnti-Indian activities


Early life and backgroundEdit

Pannun was born and brought up in Khankot village on the outskirts of Amritsar, Punjab, India.[4][5] His father, Mahinder Singh, was a former employee with Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Punjab Mandi Board, PSAMB).

ActivitiesEdit

Pannun has been actively involved in lobbying for the cause of Khalistan and has been organizing events and rallies in different parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He has also been involved in filing lawsuits against Indian officials and institutions in international courts, alleging human rights violations against Sikhs.[6][7][8]

In October 2020, just a week before the death anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, Pannu released a video message through his TV channel urging Indian students to raise pro-Khalistan slogans and hoisting the Khalistan flag in return for iPhone 12 Mini with pre-installed Punjab Referendum apps and VPN to safely connect with SJF's Voter Registration database circumventing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ ban. In 2020, the Indian government had attached Pannun's properties under section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). After the infamous flag hoisting incident on Indian Republic Day, India's National Investigating Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six people including Pannun, under various sections of IPC and the UAPA act. It has been alleged that Pannun financed the incident and sent money illegally to fuel riots on the Indian Republic Day in 2021.

The organization earlier issued a cash reward of up to $500,000 just before India’s Independence Day if someone hoisted the Khalistan flag from the Red Fort. Small cash rewards of up to ₹50,000 were also offered if Khalistan sympathisers managed to hoist Khalistani flags at administration blocks in Punjab, with money being transferred via Western Union Money Transfer facility.[9]

Pannun has claimed responsibility for various terror incidents in India. In April 2023, in a video, he issued a threat to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Assam.[10] In June 2023, Pannun went into hiding after the death of three other prominent Khalistani leaders in 2 months.[10]

In July 2023, the Khalistani leader resurfaced in a video claimed to be shot near the UN headquarters in New York, USA. In this video, Pannun claims responsibility for the posters calling for killing Indian diplomats across North America and Europe and says that he will lead Khalsa Panth to get the flag of the country of Khalistan separated from India on the UN HQ.[11]

In September 2023, Pannun threatened Indo-Canadian Hindus and advised them to leave Canada.[12][13][14][15][16]

Legal actionsEdit

On September 9, 2023, In connection with a legal case filed on April 5, 2020, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) confiscated several properties owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun which include 46 kanal of agricultural land located in Khankot village, Amritsar, as well as a 1/4th share of a residence situated in Chandigarh.[17]

A property confiscation notice was pasted outside Pannun's residence at Sector 15 in Chandigarh that read, "1/4th share of house no. #2033 Sector 15-C, Chandigarh, owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a 'proclaimed offender' in NIA case RC- 19/2020/NIA/DLI, stands confiscated to the state under section 33(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 by orders of the NIA special court, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, Dated 14/09/2023. This is for information of general public."[18]

The NIA explained that these properties had previously been subjected to attachment as per directives issued by the government in two separate cases. Subsequently, in compliance with the court's orders pursuant to Section 33(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, they have now been formally confiscated.[19]

ChargesEdit

  • FIR No. 149, Dt. 6/7/17, u/s 124- A, 153-A & B and 120-B IPC, PS Sohana, Distt. SAS Nagar.
  • FIR No. 46 dated 31.05.2018 u/s 307, 438, 427, 148, 149, IPC 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, 25, 54, 59 Arms Act and PS Ranghar Nangal Distt. Batala

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "पंजाब के गांव खानकोट का रहने वाला है और जमीन भी है, गुरपतवंत सिंह पन्नू के बारे में 5 खुलासे". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  2. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Gurpatwant Singh Pannun among nine designated as terrorists under UAPA". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Punjab: Pro-Khalistan outfit member Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, associates booked for sedition". Deccan Herald. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ "In Khankot village, few know of Pannu's ancestral roots".
  5. ↑ "Who are Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and the SFJ, whom India wants on Interpol's Red Notice?".
  6. ↑ "Detailed info of terrorist Pannun and SFJ discussed".
  7. ↑ "Who is Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and What is SFJ?". 12 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Gurpatwant Pannu wanted in 22 cases but Interpol won't act : The Tribune India".
  9. ↑ "SFJ lures Punjab students with iPhone 12 for raising pro-Khalistan flags on Indira Gandhi's death anniversary". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Separatist Gurpatwant Pannun in hiding as 3 Khalistani terrorists die in 45 days". India Today. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  11. ↑ "Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh surfaces in New York after hiding for days, threatens Indian diplomats". The Times of India. 7 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Khalistani leader Pannun threatens Indo-Canadian Hindus, asks them to leave". The Statesman. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  13. ↑ "Nijjar killing: Sikhs for Justice asks Hindus of Indian origin to leave Canada". Hindustan Times. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-21. Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan organisation banned in India in 2019, has threatened Hindus of Indian origin and asked them to leave Canada for supporting the country of their origin and "promoting violence" by celebrating Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing.
  14. ↑ "India warns students as Nijjar's lawyer asks Indo-Hindu to leave Canada". National Post. Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, Nijjar's lawyer, questioned Indian Canadians' loyalty to Canada in a video that has gone viral on social media. "Indo-Hindu leave Canada; go to India. You not only support India, but you are also supporting the suppression of speech and expression of pro-Khalistan Sikhs," he says in the video.
  15. ↑ Bhaumik, Anirban (2023-09-20). "Khalistanis threaten Indo-Canadian Hindus, plan huge protest to shut down India's missions in Canada". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  16. ↑ "'Go to India': Khalistani terrorist threatens Indo-Canadian Hindus in new video". India Today. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  17. ↑ Pandey, Devesh K. (23 September 2023). "NIA confiscates properties of SFJ's Gurpatwant Singh Pannun". The Hindu.
  18. ↑ "Punjab: NIA confiscates properties of Khalistan terrorist Pannun in Chandigarh, Amritsar". The Times of India. 23 September 2023.
  19. ↑ Staff, Swarajya. "NIA Cracks Down On Khalistani Terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun: Properties In Amritsar And Chandigarh Seized". Swarajyamag.
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