Amritpal Singh LIVE UPDATES: Security has been enhanced throughout the state of Punjab as searches proceed to nab Khalistani sympathiser ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh who’s at present on the run. Father of pro-Khalistan leader and Waris de Punjab chief Amritpal Singh, who was declared a fugitive by the Jalandhar Commissioner on Saturday (March 18), stated the Punjab Police carried out searches at his residence in Amritsar however didn’t discover “anything illegal”. Earlier on Saturday, Punjab Police launched a manhunt for Amritpal Singh and his aides, within the wake of a showdown between his followers and uniformed personnel outdoors Ajnala police station to free a member, who had been arrested in an abduction case. Tarsem Singh, Amritpal’s father, stated the police ought to have arrested him earlier than he left the home.”We don’t have any information about his whereabouts. They carried out a search at our residence for 3-4 hours but did not find anything illegal. Police should have arrested him before he left home,” stated Tarsem Singh. Meanwhile, Jalandhar Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal on Saturday confirmed that the unconventional leader had been declared a “fugitive”. “Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh has been declared a fugitive. His two cars were seized and gunmen nabbed. We also checked if the firearms of his security escorts had been procured legally. A case has been registered. Punjab Police have launched a manhunt for Amritpal Singh and we are hopeful that he will be arrested soon. A total of 78 people have been arrested so far and further searches and raids are underway,” Chahal stated. Earlier on Saturday, Punjab Police launched a large state-wide Cordon And Search Operation (CASO) within the state in opposition to parts of Waris Punjab De (WPD) in opposition to whom a number of prison instances stand registered.
