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Gurpatwant Singh Pannu
Born
Khankot, Amritsar[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPannun
Known forAnti-Indian activities

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu 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] 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 SFJ’s Voter Registration database circumventing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ ban.

The organization earlier issued a cash reward 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.[4]

References

  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. "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.