Undadated file photograph of radical preacher Amritpal Singh.
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Daljit Singh Kalsi, the alleged close affiliate of “Waris Punjab De (WPD)” chief Amritpal Singh who has been detained by the Punjab police underneath the National Security Act, had visited Thailand not less than 18 times from 2007 until 2020.
Mr. Kalsi was picked up by the police from Gurugram in Haryana and brought to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail. It is alleged that he additionally financed the actions of Mr. Amritpal Singh. “The reason behind his frequent visits to Thailand is being probed. As of now, we know that he led a lavish life, which was also imitated by Amritpal Singh in Dubai,” stated a police officer aware of the continued investigation into the actions of WPD-linked components.
While a number of groups are at the moment conducting raids to nab the WPD chief, the Central businesses — which have prolonged all attainable help to the State police in the continued operation — have put collectively details about his current actions.
In the previous 10 days earlier than the crackdown began on March 18, he had attended 5 occasions in Amritsar, Mukhtsar, Tarn Taran, Mansa and Kapurthala, the place the gatherings ranged from 800 to 1,000 folks. In his speeches, Mr. Amritpal Singh would allege that the federal government was making makes an attempt to remove the firearms of the group members.
“He made several such baseless allegations…despite the established fact that the drugs is being pushed into Punjab from Pakistan, he would claim that they were brought from Delhi and Haryana,” stated the officer.
The police additionally suspect his function in threatening the Shiv Sena (Taksali) Sudhir Suri homicide case accused Sandeep Singh to stay quiet about his stated hyperlinks with the WPD.
