UK police tell British Khalistani supporters their lives in danger from India

LONDON: Pro-Khalistan Sikhs living in Britain have been warned by the UK’s counter terrorism police that their lives are in danger amid the rise of Khalistan activism and state-sponsored intimidation by Narendra Modi’s regime, according to reports.

The Times has reported that pro-Khalistan Sikhs in the UK have been handed Osman notices, in which West Midlands police warn of a “threat to life” against them. British Sikh activists fear they could be linked to assassinations planned in the United States and Canada by agents of the Indian regime.

The UK police issues Osman notices after calls for further investigation into the sudden death of Khalistani activist Avtar Singh Khanda, 35, who campaigned for a separate Sikh state and died suddenly and mysteriously in Birmingham in June. Sikhs For Justice Canada chapter leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was killed a few days later by the Indian state agents on Canadian soil. Khanda’s family and Sikh groups have said they suspect he was killed in a possible poison attack by the Indian regime.

Osman threats letters are issued by the UK police to warn of a death threat or risk of murder to the prospective victim. An Osman Warning (called ‘a threat to life warning’) is issued when police have enough information to be aware of the risk of danger but not enough evidence to arrest the potential killer The issuing of Osman notices to Sikhs, which are ordinarily associated with warring organised crime gangs and allow police to warn a potential victim, underline the extent of such tensions.