BATHINDA, Nov. 1 -- A team of the counter-intelligence wing in Bathinda, in a joint operation with district police, has arrested three operatives of the banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for writing pro-Khalistan slogans on the walls of schools at Bhisiana and Mananwala villages, said Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav on Friday.

The New York-based SFJ, backed by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, is designated by the Indian government as an unlawful association.

Those arrested have been identified as Navjot Singh alias Jota (24) and Gurpreet Singh (26), both residents of village Kaliaewala in Ferozepur, and Harjinder Singh, a resident of Mananwala in Bathinda.

The police teams have also recovered four mobile phones and a dongle ...