Amritpal Singh arrested: Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested in Punjab’s Moga district on Sunday, in accordance to police. But, Singh Sahib Giani Jasbir Singh Rode of Rodewal Gurudwara, the place Amritpal was arrested, narrated a unique story. According to Jasbir, the Khalistani chief got here to Rodewal Gurudwara on Saturday night time and added it was Amritpal who knowledgeable the police about his personal location.
Further, Jasbir claimed that he gave the timing for his arrest and claimed the separatist chief addressed the devotees earlier than “surrender”. “Amritpal Singh came to the Rodewal Gurudwara on Saturday night. He himself informed the police about his presence and that he will surrender this morning at 7 am,” Singh Sahib Giani advised information company ANI. “Hours before his arrest, ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief addressed the devotees this morning in Punjab’s Moga,” he added.
Amritpal purportedly addressed a non secular gathering earlier than give up
In a video that surfaced on social media, Amritpal Singh purportedly was seen saying he was “surrendering”. “It is the birthplace of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. This is the place where my ‘dastar bandi’ (turban tying) ceremony was held. We are standing at life’s critical juncture. During the past month whatever took place, you have seen that all,” he mentioned in the video.
“A month back, ‘excesses’ were unleashed by the government against Sikhs. Had it been only the question of (my) arrest, then perhaps there were many ways of arrest and with which, I would have cooperated,” he could possibly be heard saying in the video.
“In the court of Almighty, I am not guilty but I could be guilty in the worldly court,” he mentioned. “After one month, I decided that we fought on this land, we will fight on this land and will never leave this land,” he acknowledged.
What Punjab Police says
However, Punjab Police, in a social media submit, claimed that the Khalistani chief was arrested from Moga, Punjab. It urged residents to keep peace and concord and appealed not to share any pretend information, and confirm the info earlier than sharing.
Later, in the day, Punjab IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill narrated the sequence leading up to the arrest of Waris Punjab De’s chief.
According to Punjab IGP, Amritpal was arrested by police at round 6.45 am from Rode village. He maintained {that a} joint operation was carried out by the Amritsar Police and the Intelligence Wing of the Punjab Police. “He was located in village Rode based on operational inputs by Punjab Police. To maintain sanctity, the Police didn’t enter Gurudwara Sahib. He has been taken to Dibrugarh under NSA…,” he mentioned.
Police didn’t enter Gurudwara: IGP
Further, he mentioned that the police didn’t enter the gurudwara in which Amritpal was current to keep its sanctity. “To maintain sanctity, the police did not enter the gurdwara and since he knew that he had no way to escape now, he was surrounded by Punjab Police. The village was surrounded by Punjab Police from all sides,” he mentioned.
Slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale hailed from Rode village and Amritpal Singh was final yr anointed the pinnacle of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit at an occasion held in this village.
Who is Amritpal Singh?
Amritpal Singh had been on the run since March 18 when a police crackdown was launched in opposition to him and members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’. The Punjab Police had invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) in opposition to the Khalistan sympathizer. Several instances have been lodged in opposition to the unconventional preacher and his associates for allegedly spreading disharmony, try to homicide, assault on police personnel and obstructing the lawful discharge of responsibility by public servants.
In February, Amritpal Singh and his supporters, a few of them brandishing swords and weapons, broke via barricades and barged into the Ajnala Police Station on the outskirts of Amritsar metropolis, and clashed with police for the discharge of certainly one of his aides. His spouse Kirandeep Kaur was stopped on the Amritsar airport by immigration officers on Thursday whereas she was making an attempt to board a flight to London. Amritpal Singh tied the knot with UK-based Kaur in February this yr.
Amritpal Singh had earlier escaped the police dragnet twice — first on March 18 in Jalandhar district by switching autos after which once more on March 28 in Hoshiarpur when he returned to Punjab alongside together with his key affiliate Papalpreet Singh. Papalpreet, who is taken into account to be Amritpal’s mentor and who has allegedly been in contact with Pakistan’s ISI, has been arrested.
(With inputs from companies)
