Among the 40 people summoned by National Investigation Agency, farmer's leader Baldev Singh Sirsa and Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu have also been called for questioning on January 17 in a case related to 'Sikhs for Justice' (SFJ).
'Sikhs for Justice' is a banned organization. They have been asked to appear at the NIA headquarters in Delhi on January 17. SFJ's Gurpatwant Singh Pannu has been designated as a terrorist, for conspiring to create, "an atmosphere of fear and lawlessness and to cause disaffection in people and to incite them to rise in rebellion against the Government of India."
These 40 people have been summoned for examination as witnesses in a case related to Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) under Section 160 CRPC (Code of Criminal Procedure).
Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu has been summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday. NIA has asked Deep Sidhu to appear before it at its headquarters in New Delhi in connection with a case under Chapter XII of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The agency had earlier summoned Deep Sidhu's brother Mandeep Sindhu.
"Whereas it appears that you (Deep Sidhu) are acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case noted below, which I am investigating under Chapter XII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, you are hereby required to appear before me on January 17 at 10:00 am at National Investigation Agency, Opposite CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi for the purpose of answering certain question relating to the case," Dhiraj Kumar, Inspector of Police said in a letter.
Deep Sidhu had shared the letter on the social media platform, Facebook on January 16. Sidhu caught national attention during the farmers' protests when a video of his conversation with a policeman went viral.
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