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Pro-Khalistan graffiti targeting Diljit Dosanjh found at Delhi Metro stations, 3 held

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Delhi Police apprehended Sumeet, Sumit Kumar, and a woman named Gurpreet for defacing the Jahangirpuri and Shastri Nagar metro stations on October 29 and 30. The suspects, who arrived in the city via taxi on October 28, used templates provided by overseas sympathizers to spray slogans labeling singer Diljit Dosanjh a traitor. Investigators have filed two separate cases under public property defacement and metro transit laws. In addition to the transit station incidents, police are scrutinizing a related defacement carried out by Kumar near the GTK Bypass.

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  • Foreign-based handlers linked to Sikhs For Justice offered substantial cash incentives to…: Foreign-based handlers linked to Sikhs For Justice offered substantial cash incentives to local operatives to deface public infrastructure.
  • Law enforcement officials registered formal FIRs under both the Delhi Prevention of Defac…: Law enforcement officials registered formal FIRs under both the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act and the Metro Railway Act.
  • Police continue to expand their probe to identify further network members and establish t…: Police continue to expand their probe to identify further network members and establish the precise identities of the foreign handlers.

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The arrests come days after singer Diljit Dosanjh performed in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI: Three people, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly writing pro-Khalistan slogans at two Delhi Metro stations, police said on Sunday. The graffiti also carried a message targeting singer Diljit Dosanjh.The arrests come days after Dosanjh performed in the national capital on Friday as part of his Aura India Tour. The singer is scheduled to take the tour to several other cities over the next two months.The graffiti was found at Jahangirpuri and Shastri Nagar Metro stations on October 29 and 30, respectively. Police said the accused were allegedly promised substantial financial rewards for defacing public property at prominent locations in Delhi.The arrested persons have been identified as Sumeet alias Raftar (30), a resident of Panipat in Haryana, and Sumit Kumar alias Kaka (22) and Gurpreet (22), both from Punjab.According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Narra Chaitanya, the investigation revealed that Sumit Kumar was allegedly the main instigator.Sumeet allegedly painted the slogans near Gate No. 1 of Jahangirpuri Metro station and recorded a…

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