Uttarakhand: banned pro-Khalistan group makes threat calls ahead of crucial G-20 meet

Ahead of a crucial three-day G20 meeting in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar, a banned pro-Khalistan group made threat calls to hundreds of people including journalists on March 26, 2023.

Officials stated that those who received the calls heard a pre-recorded voice messages by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, leader of 'Sikh for Justice'. In the messages, Pannu said the group will raise Khalistani flags at airports, railway stations and other areas during the meeting days.

"Ramnagar is not a part of India and it will be made a part of Khalistan after Punjab is freed," Pannu said in the message, according to Uttarakhand Special Task Force's Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Senthil Abudai Krishnaraj S.

The Chief Scientific Advisors' Roundtable (CSAR) of G-20 countries will be held in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar from March 28-30 with its focus on harnessing the benefits of traditional knowledge in healthcare.

Krishnaraj S said all the numbers from which such recorded calls were received are being traced.

The DIG said the Special Task Force is probing the matter. It seems that Pannu is trying to gain “publicity” on the Khalistan issue through the G-20 meeting.

He also assured that the Uttarakhand police is fully prepared adding that they will not allow the purpose of these separatists to be fulfilled.

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