Khalistani Chief On The Free, Punjab Cops’ Massive Arms Haul From His Aides

1. An enormous operation has been launched to catch Amritpal Singh who, sources say, was final seen dashing away on a motorbike final night in Jalandhar.

2. Police have up to now arrested 7 associates of Amritpal Singh, whereas a number of members of his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’ have been detained for questioning. Daljeet Singh Kalsi, who handles the Khalistani chief’s finance, has additionally been arrested this morning from Haryana’s Gurgaon.

3. 4 of his prime arrested aides have been flown to Dibrugarh in higher Assam by a particular plane, prime police sources mentioned. They may prone to be stored within the high-security Dibrugarh Central Jail. Amritpal Singh’s father has additionally been detained for questioning.

4. Amritpal Singh’s automobile has additionally been seized by the cops in Jalandhar. A number of dozens of dwell cartridges have been discovered contained in the automobile.

5. A particular staff of the state police, comprising personnel from seven districts, had adopted the Khalistani chief’s convoy whereas he was on his approach to Jalandhar’s Shahkot tehsil yesterday. The novel preacher, who claims to be a follower of terrorist Bhindranwale, managed to flee police’s dragnet on a motorbike.

6. Authorities stepped up safety at a number of locations after his aides shared some movies on social media claiming that policemen have been chasing them, and urged his supporters to collect at Shahkot. The web suspension is the state will proceed until Monday midday to forestall the unfold of misinformation and rumours by way of social media, officers mentioned.

7. Sources mentioned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had mentioned the plan to arrest Amritpal Singh with House Minister Amit Shah in a gathering on March 2. The centre despatched further forces to Punjab earlier than the police went out to search for him on Saturday, sources mentioned.

8. The crackdown comes a month after Amritpal Singh and his supporters broke right into a police station with swords and weapons for the discharge of one among his aides. Six police officers have been injured within the conflict. The Punjab authorities had confronted huge flak for the regulation and order scenario within the state after the incident.

9. Amritpal Singh leads “Waris Punjab De”, a radical organisation began by actor and activist Deep Sidhu, who died in a highway accident in February final 12 months.

10. Amritpal Singh, who is commonly seen escorted by armed supporters, had been brazenly making statements about declaring secession from India and forming Khalistan. Officers mentioned Amritpal Singh has been sustaining shut hyperlinks with Pakistani intelligence company ISI and terrorist teams primarily based in overseas international locations.

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