Audio clip to journos,UAPA & Sedition case on Prokhalistani
State Cyber Crime Police Station, Shimla registered a case for offences punishable under section124 IPC (sedition against State), 153-A IPC (act prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 506 IPC (intimidation), 120-B IPC (criminal conspiracy), 13 of The Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act 1967 (commission of unlawful activity) and 66-C of IT Act 2000.
This case has been registered against one Gurpakhwant Singh Pannu based on recorded audio clip received on mobile by many journalists and citizens of Himachal Pradesh.
The threat received through alleged audio clip from Gurpakhwant Singh Pannu is under investigation to mitigate any terrorist activity propagated by pro-Khalistani outfits.
Preliminary investigation revealed that alleged Gurpakhwant Singh Pannu is associated with pro-Khalistani outfit named “Sikhs for Justice” (SFJ).
This organization is banned by Govt. of India under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for anti-India activities on July 10, 2019.
This Pro-Khalistani organization is based at overseaswith their network in various places in USA and other foreign countries.
The investigation conducted so far has revealed that these threat audio clips have been received on the mobiles of many journalists and citizens of Himachal Pradesh through international numbers/VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol).
The investigation in this regards is underway to identify the origination of caller.
The voice spectrography of the alleged audio clip will be conducted in due course of time to fix criminality of accused.
This investigation has national and international ramifications. Therefore, Himachal Pradesh Police is seeking co- operation from various Central Agencies to crack down the case and to bring accused to justice.