February 23 may be termed a black day in historical past for Punjab Police. It was on today when supporters of Khalistani preacher Amritpal Singh broke into Ajnala Police Station to get Lovepreet Singh freed. The Punjab Police couldn’t have felt so helpless ever whereas the Ajnala incident introduced shame to the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP authorities as nicely. While the opposition events criticised the Mann authorities, the chief minister maintained that the state of affairs is underneath management. Per week later, on March 2, CM Bhagwant Mann met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi laying the muse for Amripal Singh’s arrest.
What Happened on February 23?
On February 23, self-styled Sikh preacher and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh and his supporters, a few of them brandishing swords and weapons, broke by means of barricades and barged right into a police station in Ajnala, extracting an assurance from the police that his aide and kidnapping case accused Lovepreet Singh can be launched. The Punjab Police mentioned on February 24 that the demonstrators had used the holy Guru Granth Sahib as a defend and attacked police personnel in a cowardly method, leaving six of them injured. Lovepreet Singh walked out of jail on February 24.
What Happened In March 2 Meeting Between Bhagwant Mann and Amit Shah?
During the assembly, Mann mentioned the regulation and order state of affairs with Shah. Mann reportedly advised Shah in regards to the circumstances resulting in the Ajnala incident. The chief minister mentioned he had mentioned with the house minister the difficulty of drones and medicines alongside the border. He mentioned the difficulty of shifting the barbed wire alongside the border was additionally mentioned. Shah then ordered the dispatch of about 1,900 personnel of the CRPF and its specialised anti-riot unit to Punjab for strengthening the safety grid. Out of the 18 continents, eight are drawn from the anti-riot Rapid Action Force (RAF) whereas the remaining are common ones. To preserve the secrecy of the operation, it was mentioned that the businesses will help the state police in safety duties throughout the three-day Sikh competition of ‘Hola Mohalla’ that was celebrated between March 8-10.
The central authorities officers had mentioned the Union Home Ministry has been “closely monitoring” the state of affairs in Punjab within the wake of renewed actions of some Khalistani supporters. Dubai-returned Amritpal Singh was final 12 months anointed head of ‘Waris Punjab De’, which was based by actor and activist Deep Sidhu who died in a highway accident in February final 12 months.Â
What Transpired After ‘Hola Mohalla’ Leading To Amritpal’s Arrest Today?
The Centre and the Punjab governments wished the competition to occur peacefully. Meanwhile, the safety businesses stored zeroing in on the actions of the Khalistani chief. The safety businesses had deliberate to arrest the novel preacher after conferences of the G20 which concluded yesterday. Today, the Punjab Police in collaboration with the CRPF-RAF, launched a crackdown in opposition to radical preacher Amritpal Singh. Internet companies had been suspended throughout Punjab as police launched the crackdown.
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Amripal’s cavalcade was intercepted by police in Mehatpur village in Jalandhar district right this moment. Some supporters of ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief shared some movies on social media claiming that policemen had been chasing them. A video additionally confirmed Amritpal sitting in a car and one in all his aides may very well be heard saying policemen had been after ‘Bhai Saab (Amritpal). Another supporter in a discipline shared a video wherein he was claiming that policemen had been after him.
According to stories, Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police after a dramatic chase whereas his convoy was on technique to Jalandhar’s Shahkot tehsil. Amritpal tried to evade the escape however was surrounded and arrested following the chase.
