New Delhi: Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh, who was on the run for over a month, was arrested from Punjab’s Moga, police mentioned on Sunday. Punjab Police, which launched the crackdown in opposition to Amritpal and members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’ on March 18, urged residents to take care of peace and concord.
“Amritpal Singh arrested in Moga, Punjab. Further details will be shared by Punjab Police. Urge citizens to maintain peace and harmony, don’t share any fake news, always verify and share,” Punjab Police mentioned on its official Twitter account.
#AmritpalSingh arrested in Moga, Punjab.
Further particulars will likely be shared by #PunjabPolice
Urge residents to take care of peace and concord, Don’t share any pretend information, all the time confirm and share.
— Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) April 23, 2023
The stringent National Security Act was additionally invoked in opposition to Amritpal Singh.
The newest image of #AmritpalSingh in Punjab Police custody shared with ANI by Official sources pic.twitter.com/z7VB91Na0D
— ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2023
Despite being sighted in a number of CCTV footage and pictures with modified appearances at many locations, together with Patiala, Kurukshetra and Delhi, Amritpal Singh managed to stay elusive for over a month.
While on the run, two movies and one audio clip of Amritpal surfaced on social media. In considered one of his two movies, which surfaced on March 30, he had asserted that he was not a fugitive and would quickly seem.
The pro-Khalistan preacher had claimed that he was not like those that would flee the nation.
In February this yr, Amritpal Singh and his supporters — a few of them brandishing swords and weapons —Â broke by means of barricades and barged into the Ajnala Police Station on the outskirts of the Amritsar metropolis, clashing with police for the discharge of considered one of Amritpal’s aides.
After the incident, wherein six policemen together with a Superintendent of Police rank officer had suffered accidents, the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab authorities confronted extreme flak and was accused of kowtowing to extremists.
