Attacks on Indian Consulate in San Francisco: NIA raids 14 places in Punjab, Haryana to unravel conspiracy

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids at 14 locations in Punjab and Haryana to unravel the conspiracy behind 19 March and 2 July attacks on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco earlier this year.

“National Investigation Agency today conducted raids at 14 places in Punjab and Haryana in a bid to unravel the complete conspiracy behind the March 19, 2023, and July 2, 2023 attacks, involving criminal trespass, vandalism, damage to public property and attempts to cause hurt to the officials of Indian Consulate in San Francisco and set the Consulate building on fire through acts of arson,” NIA said in a statement.

The NIA raided location spread across the districts of Moga, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, Mohali and Patiala in Punjab and Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar in Haryana.

“The crackdown led to the seizure of digital data containing information related to the accused persons, along with other incriminating documents,” the statement added.

The NIA has been probing the case with the aim to identify and prosecute the attackers and send a strong message to such anti-Indian elements.

A team of the NIA had visited San Francisco in August 2023 to probe the incidents of attacks on the consulate.

“As part of its investigation, the NIA has crowdsourced information to identify and collect information about US-based entities and individuals involved in these violent incidents,” added the statement.

With inputs from agencies