In the newest improvement in the manhunt for radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his aide, the Punjab Police launched a massive door-to-door search operation in a Hoshiarpur village after a tip was obtained about them being in the realm.
There was heavy police deployment in and across the Marnaian village right here as police started the operation late on Tuesday night time after some suspects deserted their car following a chase. A group of the counterintelligence wing of the Punjab Police Tuesday night had chased a automotive from Phagwara after it suspected that fugitive Amritpal and his aide may very well be in that car, police sources mentioned.
Suspects, who’re believed to be three to 4, deserted their car close to Gurdwara Bhai Chanchal Singh in Marnaian village right here and fled, police sources mentioned. A cordon and search operation was launched on Tuesday night time in and across the village whereas checkposts and barricades had been raised on the roads to nab the suspects. Police late on Tuesday night time had additionally carried out a door-to-door search operation to nab the suspects. The Punjab Police has been on excessive alert after the pro-Khalistan radical preacher escaped its dragnet.
Amritpal Singh stays untraceable since a police crackdown towards him and members of his pro-Khalistan ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit on March 18, about three weeks after he and his supporters stormed into the Ajnala police station close to Amritsar to safe the discharge of an arrested man. The preacher escaped the police dragnet in Jalandhar district on March 18, switching autos and altering appearances. He and his associates have been booked below a number of felony instances associated to spreading disharmony amongst courses, try to homicide, assault on police personnel and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of responsibility by public servants.
A brand new video of Amritpal Singh along with his key aide Papalpreet Singh surfaced on social media on Tuesday, displaying the pro-Khalistan preacher and not using a turban and sporting a masks. The undated CCTV footage, mentioned to be from a market in Delhi, confirmed the fugitive strolling down a road sporting darkish glasses. Behind him, Papalpreet Singh may very well be seen strolling with a bag. There is no official phrase from Punjab Police on the recent footage. A senior Delhi Police official mentioned they’re probing whether or not the individuals seen in the video are Amritpal Singh and his aide.
(With inputs from PTI)
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