CHANDIGARH: According to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized the properties that Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the leader of the outlawed Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) organisation, possessed in Chandigarh and Amritsar. A property confiscation notice pasted outside Pannun’s residence at sector 15 in Chandigarh reads, “1/4th share of house no. #2033 Sector 15-C, Chandigarh, owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a ‘proclaimed offender’ in NIA case RC- 19/2020/NIA/DLI, stands confiscated to the state under section 33(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 by orders of the NIA special court, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, Dated 14/09/2023. Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is one of the founders of the separatist organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), which is based in the US. He actively campaigns for a separate state for Sikhs, which they refer to as Khalistan, in the US, Canada, and the UK. The Union Home Ministry declared Pannun a terrorist in July 2020, and two months later the government issued an order to seize his property in accordance with Section 51A of the strict Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In his native state of Punjab, Pannun has been organising a campaign against India and inspiring young Sikhs to join militancy.
