Amritpal Singh is being shifted to Assam's Dibrugarh, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act. Radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run since March 18, surrendered before the Punjab police on Sunday, according to reports.
Amritpal Singh is being shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act.
‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh arrested by Punjab Police from Moga district of Punjab: Sources
Amritpal Singh was on the run since March 18. pic.twitter.com/ks9IOJIWIc
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Amritpal Singh surrendered three days after his wife Kirandeep Kaur was held for questioning at the Amritsar airport while she was trying to flee to London. Kirandeep Kaur, who was questioned by the customs department, was detained as a precautionary measure under the same legal process under which the family and acquaintances of the absconding accused are questioned.
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In February, this year hundreds of supporters of Pro-Khalistan propagator and self-styled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh had barged into the Ajnala Police Station near Amritsar and laid siege after clashing with the police personnel.
The 29-year-old’s supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, broke through barricades and stormed the police station demanding that Lovepreet Singh alias Toofan, an accused in a case involving kidnapping, be released. A few policemen were injured during the clash, according to officials.
A case was registered against Amritpal Singh and his 30 supporters for allegedly kidnapping and thrashing Barinder Singh, a resident of Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar district.
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