Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested three people, including a woman, in connection with pro-Khalistan graffiti found at two metro stations in the national capital targeting singer Diljit Dosanjh ahead of his concert, police said on Sunday, ANI reported. The alleged role of the arrested persons and of any handlers remains a police claim that has not been tested in court.
Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer
According to police, graffiti was discovered on the floor near Gate No. 1 of Jahangirpuri Metro Station on October 29, and similar graffiti was found on the inner wall of the staircase at Gate No. 2 of Shastri Nagar Metro Station on October 30. Police said the graffiti read "DILJIT SINGH QUAM D GADDAR KHOON D BADLA SFJ KHALISTAN", expressing support for the banned separatist organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and Khalistan ideology.
Two cases were registered — FIR No. 0011/2026 at PS Metro Azadpur and FIR No. 0010/2026 at PS Metro NSP — under Section 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act, 2007 and Section 62(2) of the Metro Railway (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002, police said. A Special Cell Northern Range team led by Inspectors Anukul Panwar and Parveen Kumar, under the supervision of ACP Rahul Kumar Singh, made the arrests.
Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer
Police identified the arrested persons as Sumeet alias Raftar (30), a resident of Panipat in Haryana, and Sumit Kumar alias Kaka (22) and Gurpreet (22), both from Punjab, PTI reported. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Narra Chaitanya said the accused were allegedly promised substantial financial rewards for defacing prominent metro locations with separatist slogans, on the instructions of handlers allegedly linked to the banned SFJ — a suspected link that police say is still under investigation.
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Police said the trio allegedly arrived in Delhi on October 28. Diljit Dosanjh performed in the capital on October 30 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as part of his Aura India Tour. Police said further investigation into the alleged handler network is continuing.