Earlier, a case had been registered after the walls of a number of metro stations throughout Delhi have been discovered defaced with pro-Khalistan forward of the G20 Summit, which is about to be hosted within the nationwide capital subsequent month below India’s presidency, police stated on Sunday.
The Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday detained two individuals from Punjab in reference to pro-Khalistan graffiti and slogans painted at greater than 5 metro stations in Delhi on August 27, officers stated. Further investigation is being performed, the police stated.
Earlier, a case had been registered after the walls of a number of metro stations throughout Delhi have been discovered defaced with pro-Khalistan forward of the G20 Summit, which is about to be hosted within the nationwide capital subsequent month below India’s presidency, police stated on Sunday.
According to the Delhi Police official, the case has been registered below Section 153 A, Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Defacement Act. “We received information about slogans at Nangloi PS at 11 am. A case has been registered, and an investigation has been initiated. (Slogans) have been written at 4 metro stations. A case registered under sections 153 A, 505, and the Defacement Act,” Commissioner of Police (Metro) G Ram Gopal Naik instructed ANI.
Section 153A criminalises and punishes making statements, speeches, or acts which have the impact of disturbing public tranquilly or legislation and order by selling enmity or creating worry or alarm between courses of individuals on the idea of variations in faith, caste, language, or homeland.
Section 505, on the opposite hand, criminalises making statements, studies, or rumours that encourage members of the armed forces or a police officer to refuse to carry out their responsibility, encourage an individual to commit offences in opposition to the state or disturb public tranquilly, and incite individuals to disturb public tranquilly.
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Suspected activists of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a entrance for the separatist Khalistan Group, defaced a number of metro stations with pro-Khalistan slogans, fueling safety issues forward of the G20 Summit. In photos shared by Delhi Police, slogans are seen inscribed on the walls of Metro stations, studying “Delhi Banega Khalistan” and “Khalistan Zindabad”.
“Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) also released raw footage of Delhi Metro stations that were defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans,” an officer stated. “Suspected SFJ activists defaced a number of Metro stations in Delhi—from Shivaji Park to Punjabi Bagh—with pro-Khalistan slogans,” the officer added.
Confirming the defacement of Metro stations, they have been pursuing vital motion within the matter as per legislation. The defacement of the Metro stations got here at a time when the nationwide capital hosted the B20 Summit in India lately.
The three-day summit began on August 25 and ended on August 27. The occasion has drawn over 1,500 delegates from 55 nations. Meanwhile, as many as 18 heads of state are anticipated to attend the G20 summit within the nationwide capital subsequent month.
Many heads of state and diplomats, together with US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and French President Emmanuel Macron, are anticipated to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
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