NEW DELHI: Radical Sikh outfits are not only holding ideological indoctrination sessions at UK gurdwaras for young members of the Sikh diaspora , but are also giving them live demonstrations on how to make improvised explosive device (IEDs) with commonly available chemicals, claim intelligence inputs shared with the government here.

The intelligence reports say Avtar Singh Khanda, vice-president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann) and a close aide of terrorist Jagtar Singh Hawara, and Babbar Khalsa International-UK's Paramjit Singh Pamma are planning to hold theoretical radicalization training classes for the Sikh youth, where they will also be trained to assemble IEDs with locally available chemicals. Such classes were earlier conducted in Guru Nanak Gurdwara, Spark Hill, Stratford, Birmingham (December 2014) and Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Glasgow (January 2015).

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Modi is expected to take up the issue of presence and anti-India activities of radical Sikh groups based in UK, apparently with the backing of Pakistan's ISI, with British counterpart David Cameron during his UK visit starting Thursday. He will draw attention of the UK authorities to alleged fund-raising by radicals belonging to banned outfits like BKI, International Sikh Youth Federation and Khalistan Zindabad Force during meetings of the Sikh diaspora. These funds are reportedly sent to intermediaries based in Punjab and Pakistan, as per intelligence reports.

India is also concerned at the creation of the Miri Piri Foundation on July 31 which has declared the creation of Khalistan as its primary goal. More recently on September 20, the annual convention of Sikh Federation-UK (SFUK) held at a gurdwara in Wolverhampton (West Midlands) declared the establishment of Khalistan as its mission. An amount of £97,750 was collected by SFUK in donations.

Modi is also expected to register India's concerns and objections to some pro-Khalistan TV channels operating in the UK. These include Sikh Channel and Sangat TV, both of which like France-based Star Live, are allegedly controlled by Sikh radicals and known to indulge in anti-India tirade. Sikh channel and Sangat TV had tried to incite young Sikhs by repeatedly covering an incident in Jammu dated June 4 that saw one Sikh youth killed in police firing.

Intelligence reports say the owner of Sikh Channel had given approximately £2,500 to the Pakistan-based chief of Dal Khalsa International .

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Incidentally, BKI also runs an Internet radio called Babbar Khalsa Radio, which reportedly glorifies slain Khalistani militants.

Modi's ongoing visit to the UK is being opposed by local Sikh radical groups, which are planning protests at proposed venues such as 10 Downing Street, Parliament Square, Indian High Commission, Wembley Stadium, Cambridge/Oxford University, the hotel where the Indian Prime Minister will be staying as well as the Hindu temple he plans to visit, besides the airport.

A UK-based NGO, Aawaz Network, has created a Twitter page and Google Plus page in the name of Dal Khalsa-UK to mobilize people for anti-Modi protests. The demonstrators are likely to protest outside Wembley Stadium on Friday.

