<p>New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at four locations in Punjab on Friday as part of its probe in a terror-conspiracy case involving designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and the Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a banned organisation associated with him.</p><p>NIA teams swooped down at one location in Moga, two locations in Bathinda and one location in Mohali, at premises connected with suspects in the case, an official statement said.</p><p>The searches led to the seizure of various incriminating materials, including digital devices, which are under examination, it added.</p>.'Modi knew': SFJ leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun files lawsuit against Government of India; MEA calls it 'unwarranted'. <p>The case relates to a conspiracy allegedly hatched by Pannun with other members of the SFJ, the statement issued by the NIA said.</p><p>"The NIA on Friday conducted searches at four locations across Punjab in a case related to the promotion of terror-related activities and violence by SFJ leader Gurupatwant Singh Pannun," it added.</p><p>The agency had registered the case against Pannun and the SFJ on November 17, 2023, for issuing video messages threatening Air India passengers.</p><p>Pannun, the self-proclaimed general counsel of "unlawful association" SFJ, had released the video messages on social media platforms on November 4 last year.</p><p>He had asked Sikhs not to travel on Air India planes on and after November 19 last year, claiming that there was a threat to their lives if they opted for the airline. The listed terrorist had also threatened that Air India would not be allowed to operate globally.</p><p>Following this, a high alert was issued and investigations were launched by security forces in Canada, India and certain other countries where Air India flies, according to the NIA.</p><p>Pannun has been under the NIA's lens since 2019, when the anti-terror agency registered its first case against him.</p><p>He was declared a "Proclaimed Offender" on November 29, 2022.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at four locations in Punjab on Friday as part of its probe in a terror-conspiracy case involving designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and the Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a banned organisation associated with him.</p><p>NIA teams swooped down at one location in Moga, two locations in Bathinda and one location in Mohali, at premises connected with suspects in the case, an official statement said.</p><p>The searches led to the seizure of various incriminating materials, including digital devices, which are under examination, it added.</p>.'Modi knew': SFJ leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun files lawsuit against Government of India; MEA calls it 'unwarranted'. <p>The case relates to a conspiracy allegedly hatched by Pannun with other members of the SFJ, the statement issued by the NIA said.</p><p>"The NIA on Friday conducted searches at four locations across Punjab in a case related to the promotion of terror-related activities and violence by SFJ leader Gurupatwant Singh Pannun," it added.</p><p>The agency had registered the case against Pannun and the SFJ on November 17, 2023, for issuing video messages threatening Air India passengers.</p><p>Pannun, the self-proclaimed general counsel of "unlawful association" SFJ, had released the video messages on social media platforms on November 4 last year.</p><p>He had asked Sikhs not to travel on Air India planes on and after November 19 last year, claiming that there was a threat to their lives if they opted for the airline. The listed terrorist had also threatened that Air India would not be allowed to operate globally.</p><p>Following this, a high alert was issued and investigations were launched by security forces in Canada, India and certain other countries where Air India flies, according to the NIA.</p><p>Pannun has been under the NIA's lens since 2019, when the anti-terror agency registered its first case against him.</p><p>He was declared a "Proclaimed Offender" on November 29, 2022.</p>