Chandigarh: Haryana`s minister for Home and Health, Anil Vij, on Friday alleged that the Punjab authorities was not severe about arresting fugitive Khalistan chief and `Waris Punjab De` chief Amritpal Singh, saying that the Haryana Police had knowledgeable their Punjab counterparts about his whereabouts however it took them one-and-a-half days for them to achieve Shahabad (in Haryana). Speaking to reporters on Friday, Vij mentioned, “I do not think the Punjab government is serious about arresting Amritpal. They have been lax in this matter. They were searching in Jalandhar with all their personnel while he was sitting here in Shahbad and having a meal at a relative`s house.” “By the time we received information, he had fled Shahbad. However, we informed the Punjab Police but they took one-and-a-half days to reach Shahabad. This clearly gives away the lethargic approach of the Punjab government in this matter,” he mentioned.
Meanwhile, police sources on Friday mentioned Amritpal is suspected to have left for Delhi. Punjab Police expressed doubts about Amritpal getting into the Delhi border utilizing any car aside from a bus. Since receiving the enter, Delhi Police have been on alert and are attempting to trace Amritpal`s actions.
An alert has additionally been issued within the Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts of Uttarakhand as there’s a risk of Amritpal getting into the state.
Uttarakhand`s Director General of Police, Ashok Kumar, mentioned, “An alert has been issued in Dehradun, Haridwar, and Udhamsinghnagar districts of the state as it is possible that the pro-Khalistan leader might enter the state,” the DGP advised ANI.
He mentioned the state police have been conducting intensive checking on the borders of all three districts and different areas. On Thursday, Punjab`s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill, mentioned {that a} complete of 207 individuals have been arrested for disturbing peace and concord within the state. Â
“Police teams are doing a thorough screening of all the arrested persons and soon, they will be released from police custody,” he mentioned. Reports of central intelligence businesses revealed that Amritpal stored his spouse in captivity, beat her up, and was related to a number of different ladies.Â
He had a lavish life-style in Dubai and didn’t observe Sikh tenets, experiences mentioned, including that he was not an Amritdhari Sikh.
