Bathinda (Punjab): The National Investigative Agency (NIA) conducted dawn raids at five places in Bathinda- Pathrala, Doomwali, Baliwali, Kotra Korianwala and Rampura on Tuesday. Some houses were raided as early as 3 am while others around 6 am. One among the houses raided belongs to an AAP leader.
Sonu Sharma, resident of Pathrala village, was questioned about his alleged involvement in the farmers' movement and summoned him to Delhi on March 5. "I am a very small farmer and I don't even know what NIA is," he added.
Gurwinder Singh, a resident of Dumwali and the block president of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was raided by the agency as well. Singh claimed that nothing was recovered from his house.
Singh said that it could be a political raid after the NIA searched his house for about two long hours. "I was of the opinion that houses of imminent people are raided. However, for the first time, the NIA raided the houses of people like us. They simply asked if our sons were going to the farmers' protests. I replied saying yes. We being farmers will definitely attend the protests seeking basic demands," Singh added.
Manjeet Singh, a resident of Gurdaspur's Jhawa village, spent the previous seven to eight years renting a home in Ajitwal, Moga with his wife and their son and daughter. In addition to being a labourer, Manjeet Singh also holds a degree. He has been charged with treason in Amritsar after he allegedly yelled chants in support of Khalistan.
Sources claimed that he has received money from aides, which is why the NIA carried out a raid at his house. Following almost five hours of questioning, Manjeet Singh and his spouse were brought along by the team.
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