Papalpreet was arrested from Amritsar’s Kathu Nangal space in Punjab beneath the National Security Act (Image/ PTI)
Papalpreet was seen with Amritpal Singh in a number of photographs, which surfaced because the duo escaped the State police’s dragnet
Papalpreet Singh, a detailed aide of fugitive Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, who was arrested by Punjab police on Monday, was dropped at Amritsar airport within the wee hours of Tuesday. Papalpreet, who had been on the run together with Khalistani activist Amritpal since March 18, was reportedly taken to Assam.
Papalpreet was arrested from Amritsar’s Kathu Nangal space in Punjab beneath the National Security Act (NSA), state’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill mentioned.
Papalpreet was flown to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam earlier in the present day, the place Amritpal’s uncle Harjit Singh and different shut associates of the Khalistan sympathiser are already lodged.
VIDEO | Papalpreet Singh, a detailed aide of fugitive pro-Khalistani chief Amritpal Singh, was flown to Dibrugarh Jail in Assam earlier in the present day. He was nabbed in Amritsar district and detained beneath the National Security Act on Monday. pic.twitter.com/cmiZIcbWxv— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 11, 2023
“Papalpreet Singh, the principle affiliate of Amritpal Singh has been arrested by Amritsar Rural Police from the Kathu Nangal space. The arrest has been made beneath the National Security Act. Apart from this, he’s additionally wished in six instances,” Gill mentioned, including that motion towards him shall be taken as per regulation.
Papalpreet was seen with Amritpal Singh in several photos, which surfaced since the duo escaped the State police’s dragnet.
Search For Amritpal Singh On
On March 30, ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief and pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh surfaced in a new video and said he was not “a fugitive” and would quickly “seem in entrance of the world”.
Amritpal Singh said those who think that he has run away or left friends, “Get that thing out of your mind”.
Earlier on March 18, Punjab Police launched an operation towards Amritpal and his aides.
The Punjab Police had earlier, expressed doubts about Amritpal getting into the Delhi border utilizing any automobile aside from a bus. Following the enter, Delhi Police went on alert mode and try to trace Amritpal’s actions.
Amritpal is on the run since March 18, the day Punjab Police launched an enormous manhunt for him.
The crackdown got here virtually over three weeks after Amritpal’s supporters stormed Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23, demanding the discharge of one in every of his shut aides, Lovepreet Toofan.
(With company inputs)
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