Amritpal Singh had managed to flee the Punjab Police dragnet final week when his cavalcade was intercepted within the Jalandhar district. (Reuters/File)
The Punjab police has requested the Delhi police to remain on excessive alert as it’s suspected that Amritpal and his affiliate Papalpreet have entered Delhi after escaping from Kurukshetra in a Haryana roadways bus
The hunt for fugitive pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh has entered its eight day with the Delhi police on excessive alert because the Waris Punjab De chief is suspected to have entered the nationwide capital. Meanwhile, the Punjab Police on Friday launched 44 individuals who had a minimal position in his felony actions.
Sources in Punjab police advised CNN-News18 that there are inputs that Amritpal Singh has reached Delhi. Singh’s final location on Friday was traced to Haryana’s Kurukshetra district. The Punjab police has requested the Delhi police to remain on excessive alert as it’s suspected that Amritpal and his affiliate Papalpreet have entered Delhi after escaping from Kurukshetra in a Haryana roadways bus.
Meanwhile, the Delhi police has already rounded up an aide of Amritpal with whom he was involved whereas one other particular person has been picked up within the nationwide capital itself, as per sources.
With stress rising by the day on the Punjab authorities to nab the pro-Khalistani sympathiser, the scope of the manhunt can be rising.
Punjab Police Release 44 from Preventive Custody
Punjab Police on Friday mentioned they’ve launched 44 folks taken into preventive custody in the course of the crackdown on Amritpal and handed them over to their household.
“In the bigger curiosity of the general public and preserving in view that kids mustn’t undergo, Punjab Police have determined to launch these individuals who’ve a minimal position or had been simply following Amritpal Singh on non secular sentiments solely,” said Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla, as per PTI.
On Thursday, Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill said that Punjab Police might release 177 people from preventive custody.
207 people were taken into custody for allegedly disturbing peace and harmony during the crackdown. Of them, 30 have been found involved in major criminal activities and remaining were under preventive custody, police said.
Inciteful Speeches
Singh addressed five gatherings in 10 days across Punjab, inciting hundreds of Sikhs to get ready for the “ultimate sacrifice” for the trigger, earlier than the police crackdown on his outfit earlier this month, officers mentioned.
The radical preacher’s actions confirmed his methodical efforts to disturb peace within the state, they claimed.
Posters Put Up on Nepal Border
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Friday issued an alert and put up posters of Amritpal Singh and his aides alongside the border with Nepal in Uttar Pradesh to avert the opportunity of the unconventional preacher fleeing the nation by way of the state.
“Based on inputs from intelligence companies that Amritpal can enter Nepal, we’ve issued an alert on the border. Posters with their footage have additionally been put up on the border in Rupaidiha. We are carefully monitoring the motion of individuals alongside the border,” Tapan Das, commandant of the Sashastra Seema Bal’s (SSB) 42nd Battalion, said on Friday, as per PTI.
The Punjab Police launched a crackdown against Amritpal and elements of his Waris Punjab De outfit last week.
Amritpal, however, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in the Jalandhar district. Following his escape, Amritpal changed his appearance, wore sunglasses and western attire and has been using different modes of travel.
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