Britain has assured India of itsdetermination to bring the perpetrators of attack on retiredLt Gen K S Brar to justice and said it will continue updatingIndian officials about the investigations in the case.
In a letter to External Affairs Minister S M Krishna,British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth OfficeWilliam Hague conveyed his "shock" at the attack on Brar inLondon on September 30 and hoped for his "quick recovery".
Following India taking the matter of the attack stronglywith the UK authorities through diplomatic channels, Krishnahas received a communication from Hague, official sources saidhere.
"Secretary Hague assured the External Affairs Minister ofthe determination of the UK Government to bring theperpetrators of this attack to justice and also informed himthat UK officials will continue to keep Indian officials up todate, as the investigation progresses further," the sourcessaid.
Brar, who had led 'Operation Blue Star' in 1984 to flushout pro-Khalistan militants from the Golden Temple, wasstabbed in an attack by four unidentified men in Old QuebecStreet near Oxford Street in London last Sunday. Following theattack, he was taken to hospital with a neck wound and hassince been discharged.
Brar was on a private visit when he was attacked by thefour men, suspected to be Khalistan sympathisers. Brar's wife,who was present at the time of the attack, was not injured.
The four men who attacked Brar were described as being ofAsian appearance, all with long beards, and were wearing darkclothing and long black jackets.
Brar has since left London and is in Mumbai.
12 arrests have also been made in connection with theattack and of these, barring three men, the Scotland Yard hasreleased on bail nine persons, including two women.
