Close X
Saturday, December 14, 2024
ADVT 
International

UK Police Conduct Series Of Anti-Terror Raids Related To ‘Extremist Activity’ In India

IANS, 18 Sep, 2018 12:39 PM

    Britain’s counter-terrorism officers on Tuesday conducted a series of raids on homes in central England in connection with what it described as allegations of extremist activity in India and fraud offences.

     

    The West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU) led investigation covered addresses in Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham, where searches remain ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.

     

    “Detectives are searching a number of properties as part of a West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU) investigation. The residential addresses in Coventry, Leicester and Birmingham are being searched today (Tuesday) by WMCTU with the support of East Midlands Special Operations Unit – Special Branch (EMSOU-SB),” a West Midlands Police statement said.

     

    “The searches are in connection with allegations of extremist activity in India and fraud offences. No one has been arrested,” it said.

     

    While the security forces have not released any further details on the nature of the raids or the suspects targeted in the operation, a UK-based Sikh outfit issued a statement expressing concern that “Indian police officers may be in the UK and could be targeting Sikh activists through British police”.

     
     
     
     

    Sikh Federation UK, a group that campaigns for the creation of an independent Sikh state, said: “We have just held a very successful 35th Annual International Sikh Convention in the West Midlands and Indian police officers here in the UK would have picked up and no doubt raised concerns with the level of support we are receiving during our lobbying and political activity for an independent Sikh State, Khalistan.”

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Indian-Origin Man Gurcharan Singh Jailed For Making Prank Calls To Singapore Police

    Indian-Origin Man Gurcharan Singh Jailed For Making Prank Calls To Singapore Police
    An Indian-origin "serial prank caller" in Singapore who repeatedly made nuisance calls to the police, despite being jailed for the same offence previously, was jailed for three years on Thursday.

    Indian-Origin Man Gurcharan Singh Jailed For Making Prank Calls To Singapore Police

    Digital Records Mean Ancient Northwest Coast Indigenous Art 'Survives' Rio Blaze

    Digital Records Mean Ancient Northwest Coast Indigenous Art 'Survives' Rio Blaze
    Centuries-old artifacts from the Pacific northwest coast are among items lost in the recent fire that destroyed the National Museum of Brazil, but a museum curator in Vancouver says the North American works will live on through digitization.

    Digital Records Mean Ancient Northwest Coast Indigenous Art 'Survives' Rio Blaze

    Indian Gets Suspended Sentence For Drink Driving In Australia

    Indian Gets Suspended Sentence For Drink Driving In Australia
    A 24-year-old Indian charged with "high-range" drink driving and "driving while disqualified" in Australia received a 10-month suspended sentence on Thursday.

    Indian Gets Suspended Sentence For Drink Driving In Australia

    Twitter Blocks Sikhs For Justice Legal Adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s Account

    Twitter Blocks Sikhs For Justice Legal Adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s Account
    Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday blocked the account of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the legal adviser to Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), the body that is seeking referendum for Sikhs in 2020.

    Twitter Blocks Sikhs For Justice Legal Adviser Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s Account

    Pakistani ASF Female Officer Penalised For Viral Lip-Syncing Video

    Pakistani ASF Female Officer Penalised For Viral Lip-Syncing Video
    The officer posted at Sialkot airport has lost "two year's worth of increments and perks as a penalty for violating the ASF code of conduct that prohibits its employees from using social media."

    Pakistani ASF Female Officer Penalised For Viral Lip-Syncing Video

    VIDEO: 45 People Charged In Greenwood Gurudwara's Big Brawl In Indianapolis

    VIDEO: 45 People Charged In Greenwood Gurudwara's Big Brawl In Indianapolis
    A big brawl at a Sikh temple in the United States' Indianapolis that left four people with minor injuries has now resulted in charges against 27 additional individuals

    VIDEO: 45 People Charged In Greenwood Gurudwara's Big Brawl In Indianapolis