BIG BREAKING: Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh surrenders before Moga Police, taken to Assam's Dibrugarh jail
BIG BREAKING: Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh surrendered before the Punjab's Moga Police police on Sunday morning. He has been taken into custody and is likely to be produced in the Ajnala court shortly.
Before surrendering, Amritpal Singh gave a lecture (watch) and at gurdwara.
The Waris Punjab De head has been taken to Assam's Dibrugarh jail via Bathinda, where his other aides as well as uncle have been lodged. Amritpal Singh, who had been on the run for almost 36 days, also faces NSA. He will be produced in the Ajnala court via videoconfering from the Dibrugarh jail.
The Punjab Police, while sharing a tweet, also announced his arrest and at the same time urged the citizens to maintain peace and harmony.
#AmritpalSingh arrested in Moga, Punjab.
Further details will be shared by #PunjabPolice
Urge citizens to maintain peace and harmony, Don't share any fake news, always verify and share. — Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) April 23, 2023
It comes a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah, when asked about Amritpal Singh's arrest and that he has been absconding for a long, said, "It may happen sometime. Earlier he used to roam freely, but now he cannot carry on with his activities."
Earlier on April 18, two more aides of the Waris Punjab De head Amritpal Singh were arrested at Mohali in Punjab, in a joint operation by the Punjab and Delhi Police.
On April 15, his close aide Joga Singh was arrested from Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib district. Another close aid of Amritpal Singh, Papalpreet Singh, was arrested on April 10, in an operation conducted by the Punjab Police and its counter-intelligence unit.
Amritpal had been on a run since March 18. The crackdown against him came almost over three weeks after his supporters stormed the Ajnala police station in Amritsar on February 23 to seek the release of one of his aides Lovepreet Toofan.
- PTC NEWS
