NEW DELHI: Radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who’s on the run following a police crackdown, has been sustaining shut hyperlinks with Pakistani intelligence company ISI and a few terrorist teams based mostly overseas, official sources mentioned on Saturday. Amritpal Singh, who had even issued a veiled risk to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has been attempting to destabilise the scenario in Punjab by indoctrinating and attracting the Sikh youth into the fold of his outfit “Waris Punjab De”.
The radical preacher is believed to be a detailed affiliate of UK-based Khalistani terrorist Avtar Singh Khanda. Khanda is believed to behind Amritpal Singh’s meteoric rise, sources mentioned.
Khanda is a trusted lieutenant of chief of the banned Babbar Khalsa International Paramjit Singh Pamma, who usually holds theoretical coaching courses for the Sikh youth to radicalise them.
The trio have been aiming to destabilise Punjab by ideological indoctrination of the Sikh youth with extremist views, they mentioned.
Khanda provides on-line demonstrations from Birmingham and Glasgow on make improvised explosive gadgets through the use of generally accessible chemical substances.
Amritpal Singh additionally has hyperlinks with chief of the International Sikh Youth Federation Lakhbir Singh Rode, who is needed in India in circumstances of smuggling of arms and explosives, together with RDX, conspiracy to assault authorities leaders in New Delhi and spreading hatred in Punjab.
When Amritpal Singh was in Dubai, he was in shut contact with Rode’s brother Jaswant.
The radical preacher was recognized for asking his comrades to remain armed and he shaped a brand new group referred to as Anandpur Khalsa Army (AKF). This group is at all times round him with harmful weapons, they mentioned.
Amritpal Singh, who was a transport operator in Dubai, got here in touch with the ISI there, sources mentioned.
The brokers of the ISI believed to have instructed him to inspire the harmless younger Sikhs within the title of faith.
After coming to Punjab, on the behest of the ISI, Amritpal Singh tried to unfold the affect of his group ‘Waris Punjab De’.
Later, he launched a marketing campaign referred to as ‘Khalsa Waheer’ and strengthened his organisation by going to villages.
He stirred up the problems of Punjab and began inciting the Sikhs towards the Government of India.
He has been profitable in getting individuals to do what he wished below the guise of faith and this helped the ISI to hold out its design in Punjab, they mentioned.
Amritpal Singh was anointed the top of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ following the loss of life of its founder – actor and activist Deep Sidhu – in a highway accident in February final 12 months. The occasion was held at Moga’s Rode, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
A significant police crackdown was underway in Punjab towards radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his supporters over expenses of spreading communal rigidity within the state.
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