Chandigarh: Punjab Police on Thursday flagged a cross-border hyperlink and involvement of radical preacher Amritpal Singh in “anti-national” actions because it sounded an alert concerning the fugitive Khalistan preacher in all of the states. As it occurred, part of a CCTV footage surfaced on Thursday exhibiting Amritpal sporting a shirt and trousers whereas holding an umbrella in Haryana’s Shahabad to cover from police. In one other growth, Haryana Police nabbed a girl for allegedly harbouring Amritpal Singh and his affiliate Papalpreet Singh at her residence within the state’s Kurukshetra district. Punjab Police had earlier arrested a person who was allegedly a part of the non-public safety setup of pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh.
Tejinder Singh Gill, a resident of Mangewal village within the Khanna space of Ludhiana district, was deputed to the safety of Amritpal Singh, stated Khanna Deputy Superintendent of Police (Payal) Harsimrat Singh.
#CCTV visuals close to the home in #Kurukshetra, #Haryana the place #AmritpalSingh (beneath umbrella) and his aide Pappalpreet stayed on nineteenth March.
Haryana-based Woman harbourer recognized as Baljeet Kaur has been arrested. pic.twitter.com/hnCNHiAghm
— Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) March 23, 2023
Addressing the media right here, Punjab Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill stated that of their questioning of Tejinder Singh Gill, police received some delicate materials from him which point out that they had been concerned in “anti-national” actions.
There is a powerful suspicion that Amritpal had a cross-border hyperlink too, stated the IG.
“At some places, there were videos which show that they were doing firing practice near Jallupur Khera in a firing range. Some footage and pictures show that they have made holograms of Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF). There were some videos of loading and unloading weapons,” Gill stated.
Gill stated that they’ve circulated images of Amritpal with police forces throughout the nation. He stated some associates near Amritpal had been a part of the AKF, which signifies that, although very preliminary, he was making an attempt to construct some kind of armed drive.
Amritpal Singh, a Khalistan sympathizer, has been on the run since March 18, when Punjab Police launched a large crackdown in opposition to him and a number of other of his associates for participating in violence.
“As far as prime accused Amritpal Singh goes, his route is being tracked regularly by the state police,” Gill stated.
At one place close to a gurdwara in Ludhiana, they took a motorbike and tried to discover a boat to cross the river. When they didn’t discover one, they crossed a bridge close to Ladhowal and even went close to the Ladhowal railway station, he stated.
Gill stated police arrested Baljeet Kaur for harbouring Amritpal and his affiliate Papalpreet Singh on March 19. She has recognized Papalpreet Singh for greater than two and half years, he added.
Kaur’s brother, who works on the workplace of Sub divisional Magistrate (SDM), Shahbad, had additionally alerted Haryana Police concerning the presence of the fugitives at her newly constructed home on Shahabad-Ladwa highway, Gill stated.
Asked if the Uttarakhand Police have been alerted about Amritpal, Gill stated, “As soon as we came to know he has gone out of Punjab, we immediately alerted other states too.” Asked how he managed to flee Punjab, Gill stated he has modified his look, disguised himself behind shades and used completely different modes of journey.
The IG stated to this point 207 individuals have been detained within the matter, out of whom, 30 are hardcore criminals. The remaining 177 will likely be launched after verification, he stated, citing the instance of the RPG Mohali assault final yr, wherein some juveniles who had a really restricted connecting function, had been let off with warning.’
“So, we are taking due care that no member of the public and no youth faces any unnecessary harassment in the case,” he stated. There are clear directions that no harmless will likely be booked on this matter. Action will likely be taken solely in opposition to those that had been concerned in prison actions, he stated.
