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Delhi Police Special Cell detained two accused on Thursday after pro-Khalistan graffiti and slogans were found printed on more than five metro stations in Delhi on August 27. A case was filed on the same day when metro stations were found defaced with pro-Khalistan ahead of the G20 Summit.

According to a Delhi Police official, the complaint was registered under section 153 A, section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Defacement Act.

"We received information about slogans at Nangloi PS at 11 am. A case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated. (Slogans) have been written at 4 metro stations. A case registered under sections section 153 A, section 505, and the Defacement Act," Commissioner of Police (Metro) G Ram Gopal Naik.

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Section 153A criminalises and punishes making statements, speeches or acts that have the effect of disturbing public tranquillity or law and order by promoting enmity or creating fear or alarm between classes of people on the basis of differences in religion, caste, language or place of birth.

Section 505, on the other hand, criminalises making statements, reports or rumours that encourage members of armed forces or a police officer to refuse to perform his duty, encourages a person to commit offences against the state or disturb public tranquillity and incites persons to disturb public tranquillity.

In pictures shared by Delhi Police, slogans are seen inscribed on the walls of Metro stations, reading "Delhi Banega Khalistan" and "Khalistan Zindabad".

Earlier, while speaking about the incident, the police had said, "Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) also released raw footage of Delhi Metro stations which were defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans."

"Suspected SFJ activists defaced multiple Metro stations in Delhi — from Shivaji Park to Punjabi Bagh — with pro-Khalistan slogans,” the officer added.

 (With ANI inputs)