PTI
Chandigarh, March 25
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Saturday requested fugitive Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh to surrender before police and cooperate with investigation.
The Jathedar of Akal Takht (the very best temporal seat of Sikhs) additionally questioned police’s competence, questioning why they haven’t been in a position to nab the self-styled Sikh preacher regardless of having such a giant pressure.
“If Amritpal is out (of police internet), then I’ll ask him to current (before police) and cooperate with (police) investigation,” mentioned the Jathedar.
Singh’s remarks come within the wake of Punjab Police crackdown towards Amritpal Singh and components of ‘Waris Punjab De’, an outfit headed by him.
Amritpal has been on the run since March 18, when the police crackdown started.
Several photos and movies have proven him taking a number of autos to dodge police.
The preacher himself gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in Jalandhar district. His whereabouts are nonetheless unknown.
The Punjab Government has slapped the strictest National Security Act towards him and a few of his associates.
In a video message on Saturday, the Jathedar mentioned the largest query within the thoughts of each Sikh residing internationally is how Amritpal couldn’t be arrested regardless of a giant police pressure within the state. It raises a query over the functioning of the police, he mentioned.
Singh mentioned if the preacher has already been arrested, then police ought to say so.
The fugitive’s mother and father had earlier expressed apprehension that their son had already been held by police.
He additionally requested police to take into account that Sikh youths, who’ve been held within the Amritpal case, haven’t dedicated as massive crimes as they’ve been projected to have dedicated.
Amritpal and his many associates have been booked in a number of circumstances by police.
The Akal Takht Jathedar has additionally referred to as a particular gathering of round 60 to 70 Sikh organisations, seminaries and Nihang organisations to talk about the state of affairs in Punjab. No consultant of political organisations has been invited.
