Punjab Police busted a secessionist module of the banned ‘unlawful association’ Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and arrested three SFJ members conducting a raid at Rampur village in Khanna in Ludhiana District of Punjab on September 17, reports Hindustan Times. Those arrested are identified as Gurwinder Singh of Rampur in Khanna; and Jagwinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh, both of Morinda in Ropar. The Police have also booked Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Harpreet Singh, Bikramjeet Singh and Gursahai Makhu, all based in the US, and Jagjeet Singh Mangat of Khanna. Police have recovered over 2.8 lakh pamphlets carrying propaganda material related to ‘Referendum 2020’ from their possession during the raid conducted at Rampur village in Khanna. A printer, spray pump and spray bottles for writing secessionist graffiti on walls, one laptop, three mobile phones and one Honda City car were also recovered. During investigation, it has been found that the accused Gurwinder Singh was radicalised and motivated over a YouTube channel, US Media International, being operated by JS Dhaliwal, who introduced him to Pannun. A Police spokesperson added that on Pannun’s instructions, Gurwinder hoisted Khalistani flags on the premises of the Government school in Rampur village. Police claimed that Gurwinder had enrolled 20-25 persons to promote ‘Referendum 2020’ by distributing pamphlets for different groups in the vicinity of Doraha in Ludhiana. All these persons were paid for their service at the behest of Pannun. An First Information Report (FIR) has been registered under Sections 124A (sedition) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) and others of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 17, 18, 20, 40 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in SAS Nagar.