New Delhi: Radical preacher and pro-Khalistan chief Amritpal Singh’s uncle and driver have surrendered earlier than the police in Jalandhar, a senior cop stated on Monday (March 20, 2023). Amritpal’s uncle Harjit Singh and driver Harpreet Singh surrendered close to a gurdwara within the Mehatpur space late Sunday night time, Jalandhar Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural) Swarandeep Singh stated. The Khalistan sympathiser, nonetheless, was nonetheless on the run, he stated.
The Punjab authorities on Saturday launched a significant crackdown towards Amritpal and his group ‘Waris Punjab De’, with the police arresting 78 members of the outfit on that day. The preacher, nonetheless, escaped their dragnet in some way after his cavalcade was intercepted within the Jalandhar district.
Police on Sunday carried out flag marches and searches throughout Punjab of their manhunt for radical preacher Amritpal Singh, arresting 34 extra supporters and shifting 4 males in custody to jail in far-off Assam.
A flag march was taken out to make sure peace, mutual brotherhood and regulation and order within the district by Malerkotla Police and appealed to the general public to not consider any type of rumours.#YourSafetyOurPriority #FlagMarch pic.twitter.com/DWqRwYnsZO
— Malerkotla Police (@MalerkotlaPol) March 19, 2023
A flag march was taken out by the Patiala Police to keep up the regulation and order scenario within the district and to stop any untoward incident.#SafePunjab #YourSafetyIsOurPriority pic.twitter.com/B1VvJbjN38
— Patiala Police (@PatialaPolice) March 19, 2023
The crackdown towards the ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief comes weeks after Amritpal and his supporters barged into the Ajnala police station close to Amritsar, extracting an assurance that an arrested man could be launched.
The pro-Khalistan chief and his supporters have been accused of spreading disharmony, try and homicide, attacking police personnel, and obstructing public servants within the discharge of their duties. Six police personnel, together with a superintendent of police, have been injured in Ajnala.
Punjab Police is appearing inside the regulation.#AmritpalSingh remains to be absconding and never but arrested.
Don’t consider the rumours and false information.
Request all residents to keep up peace & concord & not panic. pic.twitter.com/BdHRAeVEit
— Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) March 19, 2023
Meanwhile, the Bhagwant Mann authorities on Sunday prolonged the suspension of cellular web and SMS providers in Punjab until Monday midday.Â
The official order, which exempted banking providers, stated this was to “prevent any incitement to violence and any disturbance of peace and public order”.
