The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has confiscated the properties owned by banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in Chandigarh and Amritsar under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

A property confiscation notice pasted outside Pannun's residence at sector 15 in Chandigarh was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times, “1/4th share of house no. #2033 Sector 15-C, Chandigarh, owned by Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, a 'proclaimed offender' in NIA case RC- 19/2020/NIA/DLI, stands confiscated to the state under section 33(5) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 by orders of the NIA special court, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, Dated 14/09/2023. This is for information of general public.”

A similar notice was put up on the agricultural land belonging to Gurpatwant Singh Pannu in his ancestral village Khankot in Amritsar, the newspaper reported.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun recently threatened the Hindu community members of Canada to leave the nation.

He issued the threat amid the ongoing diplomatic standoff between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The ongoing India-Canada tensions continued to simmer as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated his allegations on India's role in the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June in British Columbia, claiming that there are 'credible reasons' to believe in the same.

Addressing a press conference at Canada's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, Trudeau was quoted as saying by media: "As I said on Monday, there are credible reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India were involved in the killing of a Canadian on Canadian soil."

He said: "There is something of utmost foundational importance in a country's rule of law in a world where international rules-based order matters."

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He asked the Indian government to 'work' with Canada to ensure full transparency and accountability in the matter.

While New Delhi outrightly rejected Trudeau's allegation, calling it "absurd" and "motivated", the relations between the two countries have worsened with Canada and India expelling a senior diplomat each.

India has also issued a travel advisory for Indian nationals, particularly students, in Canada and also those contemplating travel to the North American country, asking them to exercise utmost caution.