Amritsar, April 11
Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of fugitive Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh, was brought to Amritsar airport within the wee hours of Tuesday.
Papalpreet Singh was arrested from Amritsar’s Kathu Nangal space on Monday.
#WATCH | Punjab: Police personnel brings Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh, to Amritsar airport. He was yesterday detained from Amritsar’s Kathu Nangal space. pic.twitter.com/npauxl8svN
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Earlier, on Monday Punjab’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill stated that Papalpreet Singh was arrested below the National Security Act (NSA).
“Papalpreet Singh, the primary affiliate of Amritpal Singh has been arrested by Amritsar Rural Police from the Kathu Nangal space. The arrest has been made below the National Security Act. Apart from this, he’s additionally wished in six instances,” Gill stated, including that motion towards him can be taken as per regulation.
Papalpreet was seen with Amritpal Singh in a number of images, which surfaced because the duo escaped the state police’s dragnet.
On March 30, ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief and pro-Khalistan chief Amritpal Singh surfaced in a brand new video and stated he was not “a fugitive” and would quickly “seem in entrance of the world”.
Amritpal Singh stated those that assume that he has run away or left associates, “Get that factor out of your thoughts”.
Earlier on March 18, Punjab Police launched an operation towards Amritpal and his aides.
The Punjab Police had earlier, expressed doubts about Amritpal getting into the Delhi border utilizing any automobile aside from a bus. Following the enter, Delhi Police went on alert mode and try to monitor Amritpal’s actions.
Amritpal is on the run since March 18, the day Punjab Police launched an enormous manhunt for him.
The crackdown got here virtually over three weeks after Amritpal’s supporters stormed Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23, demanding the discharge of one among his close aides, Lovepreet Toofan.
