NIA seeks updates on UK, US probes into Khalistani protests

According to sources in the Union home ministry, the National Investigation Agency has contacted investigators in the US and the UK to inquire about the status of inquiries into the attempted violence at the Indian high commission in London and the vandalism at the Indian consulate in San Francisco during pro-Khalistani protests earlier this year.

In accordance with the ministry's instruction, the NIA has contacted the two nations' investigative agencies to request information about the specifics of the investigation into the vandalism in the

The high commission in London and the Indian consulate in San Francisco. If necessary, NIA

According to a home ministry official, detectives will go to both nations once more in order to speak with local authorities and finish the investigation.

According to the official, not much has come out thus far in the investigation into the two incidents.

In relation to the damage at the Indian embassy in San Francisco on March 18, when certain Khalistani organizations trespassed into the facility and attempted to burn it down, the NIA earlier published images of ten accused followers of Khalistani on its website.

Pro-Khalistani demonstrators staged demonstrations outside the commission complex on March 19, during which they attempted to vandalize the Indian high commission in London and take down the national flag.