The court of Arun Meena of the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, has refused to quash the FIR of treason registered against Tejinderpal Singh Timma, a Sriganganagar-based Sikh leader. Timma was the chief sewadar of Baba Deep Singh Gurdwara Seva Samiti in Sriganganagar.
The HC has ordered Timma to cooperate in the police investigation. It added that if he did not cooperate or would be found guilty in the investigation, the police may arrest him by giving him a month’s notice.
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According to the facts of the case, Lakhwinder Singh had filed a case against Timma on July 6 under Sections 152 and 197 (1) (c) of the BNS.
In his complaint to the police, Lakhwinder Singh said on July 5, a video was made by Tejinderpal Singh sitting in the office of Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh and uploaded on his social media handle. In it, he allegedly made comments against India about Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in the Dibrugarh Jail of Assam under the National Security Act. The complainant said Timma, in his speech, demanded a separate country and due to that, there could be a possibility of a fight or riot.