Overview
- HM Treasury named Gurpreet Singh Rehal, publicly linked to Panjab Warriors’ purchase of Morecambe FC, imposing an asset freeze and a ban on serving as a company director.
- Officials assessed that Rehal promoted recruitment, provided financial services, and assisted weapons purchases for the proscribed group Babbar Khalsa, with Babbar Akali Lehar also designated.
- All UK funds owned or controlled by Rehal or Babbar Akali Lehar are frozen, and UK persons are prohibited from dealing with them without a Treasury licence.
- Morecambe FC and Panjab Warriors said they have severed ties with Rehal, describing his role as a consultancy position without strategic, financial, or operational authority.
- The Independent Football Regulator said it is urgently using statutory information‑gathering powers to examine the case and has brought forward a strengthened owners’ and directors’ test to next Friday.