NEW DELHI: The Punjab Police on Friday urged folks to not imagine in rumours and faux information concerning the give up of the unconventional preacher and pro-Khalistan chief Amritpal Singh. Responding to a media report on Friday, Punjab Police, in a tweet, mentioned, “This is fake news and factually incorrect. Please fact-check the news before sharing. Don`t spread rumours and fake news.” Waris Punjab De chief, Amritpal, has been on the run since March 18, the day Punjab Police launched an enormous manhunt for him.Â
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There have been earlier stories concerning the Punjab Police cancelling the leaves of its personnel until April 14 as a consequence of a state-wide excessive alert over fugitive pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh.
Amritpal Singh Pleads Akal Takht Sahib For ‘Sarbat Khalsa’
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 The fugitive radical Sikh chief has been pleading with Shri Akal Takht Sahib – the highest Sikh physique – to host a “Sarbat Khalsa” to speak about Sikh considerations. He has reportedly prompt that the “Sarbat Khalsa” assembly be held in Bathinda, Punjab on April 14 in honour of Baisakhi from the highest Sikh authority, Akal Takht. This has triggered speculations that the fugitive pro-Khalistani preacher could give up forward of the Akal Takht convention referred to as by him. Sources say that Amritpal Singh may give up at any of the historic gurudwaras throughout the state. However, sources mentioned that Amritpal Singh could give up earlier than that.Â
The pro-Khalistan chief Amritpal Singh has been releasing movies from unidentified places claiming that he’s not “a fugitive” and can quickly “appear in front of the world.” In view of those developments, the leaves of Punjab Police officers have been cancelled until April 14 and the state has been placed on excessive alert.Â
Doing Every Bit To Arrest Amritpal Singh, Says Punjab Police
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Amid hypothesis of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh’s give up, Amritsar Deputy Commissioner of Police Law and Order Parminder Singh Bhandal has mentioned that if fugitive Khalistan sympathiser needs to give up, then they’ll do their bit in keeping with the legislation.
“We are continuously working for the security of Amritsar. Even today we have sealed the entire city. Right now we are more focused on traffic as Baisakhi is around the corner. If Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh wants to surrender and appear, we will do our bit according to the law,” he mentioned.
Search For Amritpal Singh ExpandedÂ
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Punjab Police expanded their seek for Amritpal Singh on Friday to ‘deras’ and different potential hideouts of the fugitive preacher in Hoshiarpur district, the place some suspects had deserted their automobile following a chase three days in the past. Police sources mentioned barricades have been positioned at key factors and a radical search of all autos in Marnaian and close by villages together with Harkhowal, Bibi Di Pandori and Bassi was underway.Â
They mentioned police officers have been additionally looking out deras, residential locations, small rooms arrange close to tubewells and even shelter for animals in a number of villages. Hoshiarpur Senior Superintendent of Police Sartaj Singh Chahal mentioned they have been sustaining strict vigil. There have been stories that Joga Singh, mentioned to be an aide of Amritpal Singh, has been held, however many senior police officers denied having any details about it.
Amritpal Singh On The Run For Weeks
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The radical preacher has been on the run since a police crackdown on his outfit Waris Punjab De on March 18. He has, nevertheless, appeared in two purported movies and an audio clip launched on social media previously three days. In the newest video, the Khalistan sympathiser asserted he was not a fugitive and would quickly seem earlier than the world. In the audio clip, he debunked hypothesis he was negotiating his give up and nudged the Akal Takht for the second time to summon a “sarbat khalsa” congregation to debate points associated to the Sikh group.
The hunt to nab Amritpal Singh was launched within the Hoshiarpur district Tuesday night time following inputs the unconventional preacher and his aides may very well be there. It started after police chased an Innova SUV from Phagwara, which some sources mentioned could have carried Amritpal Singh and his aides. The occupants deserted the car close to Gurdwara Bhai Chanchal Singh in Marnaian and disappeared.
Officials mentioned there have been additionally inputs the suspects may have used a Swift automobile after abandoning the SUV. Police had recovered one other car from Phagwara which they suspected may have been utilized by the fugitive and his aide Papalpreet Singh. Police had performed a door-to-door search however no success has been achieved but.
Crackdown On Waris Punjab De Supporters
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The crackdown on Waris Punjab De chief was launched about three weeks after his supporters stormed a police station in Ajnala close to Amritsar to safe the discharge of an arrested man. He and his associates have been booked below a number of felony circumstances associated to spreading disharmony amongst courses, try and homicide, assault on police personnel and creating obstructions within the lawful discharge of obligation by public servants.
Police had stepped up safety in and round Amritsar and Bathinda amid stories that Amritpal Singh could give up after coming into any of the 2 Sikh shrines Golden Temple in Amritsar and Takht Sri Damdama Sahib in Bathinda.
