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  1. ↑ Pakistan's geopolitical dimensions behind the Khalistan movement have been traced by Canadian journalist Terry Milewski. [46]
  2. ↑ Khanda was arrested by British police in March for vandalising the Indian embassy in London. [47] Lakhbir Singh Rode is booked in India for smuggling drugs and explosives across the border from Pakistan. [48]
  3. ↑ Amritpal's stay in Georgia from 11 June 2022 and 20 August 2022 was stamped on his Indian passport. [49]
  4. ↑ The eventual number of arrests was reported as 112. [82] [83]

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