Last Updated: March 23, 2023, 20:47 IST
Amritpal Singh was noticed outdoors a home in Shahbad in Kurukshetra district in Haryana on the afternoon of March 20 the place he had stayed the sooner night time (Source: News18)
On Thursday, Punjab Police mentioned that Amritpal Singh was final noticed in Punjab at 9:40 pm on the night time of March 18. He was later noticed outdoors a home in Haryana’s Kurukshetra
Fugitive pro-Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh has managed to cross the Punjab border to enter Haryana, dodging heightened police vigil within the state. On Thursday, Punjab Police mentioned that 30-year-old Amritpal –a secessionist preacher who calls for an impartial nation for Sikhs – was final noticed in Punjab at 9:40 pm on the night time of March 18 when he took an auto close to Hardy’s World amusement park in Ludhiana. Follow Live Updates Here.
He was later noticed outdoors a home in Shahbad in Kurukshetra district in Haryana on the afternoon of March 20 the place he had stayed the sooner night time. The Shahbad location is sort of 200 km away from the spot in Jalandhar the place he was first intercepted on March 18.
Police have taken into custody the lady, recognized as Baljeet Kaur, who had sheltered Amritpal and his aide Papalpreet Singh. He was seen driving the bike on which Amritpal rode a pillion whereas escaping the police crackdown on his outfit on Saturday final week.
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But how did Amritpal handle to flee to Haryana?
According to a PTI report, Punjab Police’s obvious miscalculation allowed the novel preacher to evade arrest.
A cavalcade of 5 automobiles, together with a high-end Mercedes, carrying Amritpal began from his village on March 18.
The convoy needed to cross the Sutlej river, and the crack crew of Punjab Police commandos have been ready at Harike barrage. A car performing as a convoy pilot had noticed a big posse of armed policemen ready on the barrage.
The driver of the car then returned to tell Amritpal concerning the police motion. Amritpal instantly modified course and as a substitute crossed the Sutlej river at Govindwal Sahib, the place only some district policemen have been there.
The PTI report mentioned Punjab Police have been assured that the preacher would cross solely at Harike barrage. No different preparations have been made to catch the pro-Khalistan preacher on different routes.
Amritpal, police mentioned, crossed the bridge at Govindwal Sahib and even spoke to the small picket of cops who assured him that the deployment had nothing to do with him.
But, the novel preacher didn’t purchase the cops’ response and his convoy then made a U-turn and headed in the direction of Shahkot. In the meantime, a crack crew of Punjab police commandos additionally began chasing him.
To intercept the police, the final two automobiles within the convoy got here to a screeching halt. They stood perpendicular to one another to cease the police crew and to offer time to Amritpal to flee.
The Khalistani chief then deserted his Mercedes and switched vehicles, which was additionally subsequently left at a village in Jalandhar earlier than he took a bike.
According to police, Amritpal after altering his look at Phillaur, he and his mentor Papalpreet Singh crossed over to Haryana and took shelter on the residence of Baljeet Kaur.
Before reaching her residence, the duo hijacked a 3rd bike at gunpoint when their automobiles malfunctioned, the report mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)
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