News Desk
LONDON: British intelligence has warned that Parmjit Singh Pama, a leading Khalistani activist and coordinator for the UK and Europe’s Khalistan Referendum campaign, faces serious threats from Indian state actors.
Pama, a close associate of the late Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, has been advised by UK authorities to take strict security precautions. According to British media reports from London, MI5 has issued a warning so serious that Pama does not reside at his Southall home and is not permitted to share his residential location with anyone.
The Indian High Commission in London declined to comment on the matter. Pama is known to participate in protests in front of the Indian High Commission and was recently involved in a confrontation with supporters of the Indian government.
Pama has stated that he regularly informs British police about threats against him. The case recalls similar incidents abroad: in Canada in 2023, the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar was alleged by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to involve Indian agencies, and a separate US-based plot allegedly targeted Gurpatwant Singh Pannu.
A UK Home Office spokesperson said that the Sikh community contributes significantly to British society and that the safety of Sikhs is a top priority, equal to that of all other citizens.
The Home Office noted that the Indian government has linked Pama to the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182. Pama dismissed these allegations as propaganda, emphasising that he condemns terrorism and welcomes any investigation.
Pama’s family history underscores the dangers he has faced: his elder brother was killed in 1991 for involvement in Khalistani activities, and Pama himself was repeatedly targeted by Indian police. He sought political asylum in the UK in 2000.
In 2015, Pama was briefly detained while on holiday in Portugal, but the court rejected India’s attempt to prosecute him. That same year, senior Indian diplomat Samant Kumar Goel reportedly offered Pama financial incentives to abandon the Khalistan movement, an approach that Pama informed UK intelligence about.
