The hunt for Khalistan chief Amritpal Singh, 30, as we speak entered the third day because the Punjab intensified its search operation to arrest him. The state authorities has suspended cellular Internet and SMS companies until Tuesday midday.
According to police, Amritpal’s uncle Harjit Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered close to Bullandpur gurdwara in Mehatpur space in Jalandhar late Sunday night time.
Police on Saturday had launched a serious crackdown in opposition to Amritpal and members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’.
The elusive preacher, nonetheless, gave police the slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in Jalandhar district.
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Crackdown On Amritpal Singh: Alert Sounded In Himachal, Security Stepped Up
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as we speak mentioned the state was on excessive alert and safety has been beefed up alongside the border with Punjab in view of the crackdown in opposition to radical preacher Amritpal Singh. Strict vigil is being maintained alongside the border with Punjab, he instructed media individuals. The Punjab Police on Saturday launched a serious crackdown in opposition to Amritpal and members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’.
Indian Consulate In San Francisco Attacked By Khalistan Supporters
Videos posted on-line confirmed males smashing doorways and home windows of the Indian Consulate in San Francisco after they broke down barricades arrange exterior the constructing. The phrase #FreeAmritpal had been sprayed on the property as a number of dozen protesters gathered exterior. The Punjab police is on a large manhunt for the unconventional preacher, who has been on the run for the final three days.
Police mentioned on Monday that they had arrested 114 individuals to date however Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh’s whereabouts have been unknown. Punjab was rocked by a violent separatist motion for Khalistan within the 1980s and early 1990s through which 1000’s of individuals died.
The web outage, initially in place till midday on Monday, was prolonged for one more 24 hours.
When Will Khalistani Leader Amritpal Singh Be Arrested? What Punjab Minister Said
Amid the continuing crackdown in opposition to Amritpal Singh, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh mentioned that after the ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief is arrested, the Director General of Police will inform about it. Talking to the media on Monday, Balbir Singh hit out on the Centre, asking why the Narcotics division shouldn’t be controlling the medicine being despatched within the state. On being requested if Amritpal has been arrested, the AAP minister mentioned, “This is a matter related to security and if he is arrested, then the DGP will inform you”.
With Arms Case, Centre Gears Up For Terror Crackdown On Khalistani Leader
The Punjab Police on Monday mentioned it has invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) in opposition to 5 individuals linked to radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s ‘Waris Punjab De’. Addressing the media, Punjab Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill additional mentioned the preacher was on the run and efforts have been on to arrest him. He mentioned six FIRs have to date been registered and 114 individuals arrested within the crackdown in opposition to parts of the Waris Punjab De outfit.
Amritpal Singh Had Threatened Bhagwant Mann, Amit Shah
Amritpal and his supporters, a few of them brandishing swords and weapons, had barged into the Ajnala police station, utilizing the Sikh holy guide as shields, to extract an assurance from the police that his key aide, kidnapping accused Lovepreet Singh, can be launched. The radical chief had then threatened each Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Home Minister Amit Shah.
The resolution to behave in opposition to Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh was taken by prime Home Ministry and Punjab police officers after he led the violent February 24 assault on a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of the Amritsar metropolis, sources mentioned. Read here
Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh, the main focus of a large manhunt in Punjab since Saturday, stashed a big quantity weapons, ran deaddiction centres to indoctrinate younger Sikh males and used a Mercedes SUV gifted by a drug boss, in accordance with prime authorities sources. Read here