Amritpal Singh, chief of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit, was arrested in April last year and the stringent NSA was invoked against him. He along with nine of his associates is currently lodged in Dibrugarh jail.
Jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singhl's mother and the kin of other detainees had been on a hunger strike since February 22 near the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Amritpal Singh arrest: Asked about the questions being raised that Amritpal Singh was not arrested, he surrendered, the Punjab DGP said, "He was arrested. This is very clear. There is nothing to revisit here. He surfaced as raids were done and pressure was built. After that, he was arrested."
Amritpal Singh Arrested: Punjab police on Sunday successfully arrested radical preacher Amritpal Singh who was on run from Moga's Rode village. He has been lodged in Dibrugarh jail amid high security.
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Amritpal Singh arrest: "Amritpal Singh has been sent to Dibrugarh, Assam and further action will be taken as per law and order in the case. A warning has been issued against those elements trying to jeopardise the peace and harmony of the state," Punjab IGP said.
In a video that surfaced on social media, Amritpal Singh purportedly was seen saying he was "surrendering". “It is the birthplace of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. This is the place where my 'dastar bandi' (turban tying) ceremony was held. We are standing at life's critical juncture.
A CCTV footage had emerged a few days ago which showed Papalpreet Singh in a "dera" in a village in Hoshiarpur even as police continued their search for them in the district.
Amritpal Singh News: Fugitive Amritpal has been absconding for the last 22 days. Punjab Police is searching from cities to villages. The police are continuously conducting raids to arrest Amritpal. The police have started an operation on April 14 to catch Amritpal.
"The days when India would have taken this lightly are behind us and this is not the India which will accept its national flag being pulled down by somebody," Jaishankar said.
His appearance on YouTube comes amid a strong buzz over his surrender. The defiant fugitive Khalistani sympathizer, however, rejected the reports saying he would not surrender.
Wearing a black turban and shawl, Amritpal Singh in his 40-minute video said that if the state government had the intention of making an arrest, police could have come to his house and he would have given up.
'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh, who's on the run, was spotted without a turban and with a mask on his face in Delhi on March 21.
The Haryana Police said it has stepped up vigil across the state and its personnel have been put on alert after Amritpal's last location was traced in the Kurukshetra district.
Punjab Police have expressed suspicion of Amritpal Singh entering the Delhi border through any vehicle other than the bus and have alerted Delhi regarding the same.
Amritpal used to humiliate famous personalities in Sikhism and had also said that Bhagat Singh was not a great person. The radical leader never talked about his past and is alleged to have also been involved in the murder of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri last year, intelligence agencies revealed.
Amritpal Singh Hunt Latest News: The manhunt to nab Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run since March 18 continues. Singh so far outsmarted police and intelligence agencies as he was last traced in Haryana and successfully escaped. The latest arrest in Delhi widened the probe area.
Punjab and Haryana High Court lashed out at the state government and asked, ‘What were 80,000 police personnel doing when they were roaming about with weapons?’
I feel there was delay in taking action against Amritpal Singh, because of which his supporters gained courage. He should have been arrested the day his supporters laid siege to Ajnala police station. Better late than never.
There are several pictures of Amritpal Singh in different attires, we are releasing all of them and requesting people to help them arrest him, said Punjab IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill.
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