Pro-Khalistan supporters protested in entrance of the Indian embassy in London final month

New Delhi:

India has raised issues over suspected misuse of the UK’s asylum coverage by pro-Khalistan supporters amid the controversy over the seek for radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh.

The increasing base of pro-Khalistan supporters in Britain allows them to assist terror exercise in India, the federal government stated throughout talks between the Home Ministry and its British counterpart, the UK Home Office, in Delhi at this time.

India has sought tighter monitoring of UK-based pro-Khalistan supporters and proactive motion in opposition to them.

The breach of the Indian High Commission premises in London final month by pro-Khalistan supporters protesting in opposition to the seek for Amritpal Singh was additionally raised through the assembly, folks accustomed to the matter stated.

“Many who were involved in vandalising the Indian embassy in London have taken political asylum there. We raised this matter in the meeting,” an Indian official who was a part of the assembly advised NDTV, asking to not be named.

Both sides additionally reviewed ongoing cooperation in counter-terrorism, cyber safety, anti-drug trafficking and extradition issues, other than the difficulty of pro-Khalistan components.

Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla represented the Indian delegation on the talks and Sir Matthew Rycroft, the Home Office’s Permanent Secretary, got here from the British facet.

Pro-Khalistan supporters had pulled down the Indian flag exterior the embassy in London final month. Some 2,000 of them turned up in entrance of the constructing and threw ink, water bottles and powdered colors on the police.

Following protests by India, the London Metropolitan Police took no probability and deployed a big safety power together with mounted troops to patrol the streets.