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Special aircraft carrying radical preacher Amritpal Singh has landed at Assam's Dibrugarh airport. He will be taken to Dibrugarh jail where eight of his associates, including main aide Papalpreet Singh, are already being held under the National Security Act, which allows detention up to a year without any charge.
Amritpal Singh was arrested this morning after he surrendered before the police after addressing a gathering in a gurdwara in Punjab's Moga, sources told NDTV. He was on the run since March 18 after the Punjab police launched a crackdown following the storming of the Ajnala police station by his supporters to secure the release of an arrested associate.
Recently, his wife was stopped at the Amritsar airport by immigration officials while she was trying to board a flight to London. Amritpal Singh married UK-based Kirandeep Kaur in February this year.
Here are the Live Updates on Amritpal Singh's arrest:
"Did Not Sleep, Was On Call With Cops": Bhagwant Mann On Amritpal Singh ArrestHours after radical preacher and Khalistani supporter Amritpal Singh was arrested by Punjab police, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said he was in touch with senior officials throughout Saturday night about the operation.
"Those Who Try To...": Bhagwant Mann On Separatist Amritpal Singh's Arrest
Those who try to disturb peace and harmony will face action as per law, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Sunday, hours after radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested.
Mr Mann also thanked the people of Punjab for maintaining peace in the state during an over 30-day-long hunt for Amritpal. Read here.
Pic: Separatist Amritpal Singh In Assam's Dibrugarh Jail
Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher who had been on the run since March 18, today surrendered before Punjab police in Moga. He has been arrested by the police and taken to the central jail in Assam's Dibrugarh.
Eight of his aides are already being held in Dibrugarh Jail under the National Security Act, which allows detention up to a year without any charge.
Watch: Separatist Amritpal Singh Brought To Dibrugarh Jail
Separatist Amritpal Singh who was arrested by Punjab police today was brought to jail in Dibrugarh.
#WATCH | Assam: Khalistan supporter and 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh who was today arrested by Punjab police, was brought to jail in Dibrugarh. pic.twitter.com/cTGbk6oZjW
- ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2023
Amritpal Singh's arrest: A chronology of events
February 16, 2023: Amritpal and his supporters, including Lovepreet Singh Toofan, booked for allegedly kidnapping and thrashing a resident of Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar district.
February 17, 2023: Lovepreet Singh arrested.
February 23, 2023: Amritpal and his supporters, some of them brandishing swords and guns, break through barricades and barge into Ajnala police station on the outskirts of Amritsar city and clash with policemen, demanding the release of Lovepreet Singh.
February 24, 2023: Lovepreet Singh released from judicial custody.
March 18, 2023: Punjab Police launches a crackdown against Amritpal and his aides. His cavalcade intercepted in Jalandhar but he manages to give the police a slip by switching vehicles. Mobile internet services suspended in Punjab.
March 20, 2023: Amritpal's uncle Harjit Singh and another person surrender before police near a gurdwara in Mehatpur, Jalandhar.
March 22, 2023: A picture of Amritpal and his close aide Papalpreet Singh sitting on a motorised cart emerges on social media.
March 23, 2023: A woman who harboured Amritpal and Papalpreet at her house in Haryana's Kurukshetra held.
March 25, 2023: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh asks Amritpal to surrender before police.
March 28, 2023: A massive operation to trace Amritpal conducted in Hoshiarpur after some suspects abandon a vehicle following a police chase.
March 29, 2023: A video of Amritpal surfaces online in which he calls for a 'Sarbat Khalsa' congregation on Baisakhi.
March 30, 2023: Another video and an audio clip of Amritpal surface in which he asserts that he would soon appear before the world.
April 10, 2023: Papalpreet arrested from Kathunangal area in Amritsar.
April 15, 2023: Amritpal's another close aide Joga Singh, who provided shelter to the radical preacher and Papalpreet in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit and brought them back to Punjab on March 28, arrested from Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib.
April 20, 2023: Amritpal's wife Kirandeep Kaur stopped from boarding a flight to London at the Sri Guru Ram Dass International Airport in Amritsar.
April 23, 2023: Amritpal arrested from Rode village in Moga district.
JUST IN: Special aircraft carrying Amritpal Singh has landed at Assam's Dibrugarh airport
#WatchLive | Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Speaks To Media On Separatist's Arresthttps://t.co/hMlRpgak2y pic.twitter.com/bAa68vprMn
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 23, 2023
"Wish It Hadn't Taken This Long": Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Amritpal Singh's Arrest
- NDTV Videos (@ndtvvideos) April 23, 2023
Read here: https://t.co/qTLfBKJij5 pic.twitter.com/oHI1kcpXQv
Moga Police conducted special nakabandi and checked vehicles to crack down on anti-social elements and maintain law and order.#YourSafetyOurPriority pic.twitter.com/BVqtVUOAcv
- MOGA Police (@MogaPolice) April 23, 2023
Security Tightened In Assam Jail Where Amritpal Singh Will Be Lodged
Security has been increased in Dibrugarh as pro-Khalistan radical preacher Amritpal Singh will be shifted to a prison in the Upper Assam town from Punjab on Sunday, police said. A multi-tier security arrangement has been made at the Central Jail in Dibrugarh where Singh will be lodged, a senior official told PTI.
"The jail compound has been surrounded by Assam Police's elite Black Cat Commandos, CRPF and jail security personnel. The security inside the prison has also been tightened," he said.
Khalistani Leader Amritpal Singh: 5 Facts About Amritpal Singh, Fugitive Preacher Arrested TodayRadical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh surrendered in Punjab's Moga this morning a month after the police launched a massive crackdown against him and the members of his "Waris Punjab De" outfit. He has been arrested by the police.
Amritpal Singh, 29, was arrested at 6:45 am after police personnel surrounded him in Rode village, leaving him with no way to escape, Inspector General of Police, Sukhchain Singh Gill told a news conference.
Amritpal Singh Arrested Under National Security Act: 5 PointsAmritpal Singh, who the government describes as a Khalistani-Pakistan agent, has been taken to Dibrugarh, in Assam, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act (NSA).
#WATCH | Punjab IGP Sukhchain Singh Gill narrates the sequence leading upto to the arrest of Waris Punjab De's #AmritpalSingh
- ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2023
"...Amritpal Singh has been arrested by Punjab Police at around 6.45 am today morning in village Rode. A joint operation was conducted by Amritsar... pic.twitter.com/0KZzO7LwKx
Amritpal Singh's Arrest: We Waited, Didn't Enter Gurdwara In Uniform, Say CopsPolice said Amritpal Singh was inside a gurdwara, and that they had maintained the dignity of the gurdwara while arresting him.
Amritpal Singh Was Arrested By Punjab Police At 6:45 am
Amritpal Singh was arrested by Punjab Police at 6:45 am from village Rode in Moga district. Warrants under NSA were issued against Amritpal Singh, these were executed this morning.We had special inputs that Amritpal Singh was present in Rode village, he was surrounded and had no chance to escape," said IG Punjab Police Sukhchain Singh Gill.
Amritpal Singh was arrested by Punjab Police at 6:45 am from village Rode in Moga district. Warrants under NSA were issued against Amritpal Singh, these were executed this morning.We had special inputs that Amritpal Singh was present in Rode village, he was surrounded and had no chance to escape," said IG Punjab Police Sukhchain Singh Gill.
Amritpal Singh Arrested: 37 Days, 10 Cities, 9 Arrests: Punjab Police Epic Chase Of Amritpal SinghAfter eluding Punjab Police for 37 days, separatist and radical preacher Amritpal Singh finally surrendered at a gurudwara in Punjab's Moga. He is being shifted to the central jail in Assam's Dibrugarh.
#WATCH | Punjab: Singh Sahib Giani Jasbir Singh Rode, at Rodewal Gurdawara in Moga, narrates the sequence leading upto to the arrest of Waris Punjab De's #AmritpalSingh pic.twitter.com/x9eiUlIhvN
- ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2023
Amritpal Singh flown to Assam's Dibrugarh hours after arrest, say sources
Amritpal Singh Arrested: Here Are The Charges Against HimAmritpal Singh, whom the government labels a Khalistani-Pakistan agent, has been active in Punjab for several years and is frequently accompanied by armed supporters.
Amritpal Singh Managed To Evade Police For 37 Days
Amritpal Singh had managed to hoodwink the police on two occasions - in Jalandhar on March 18 by switching vehicles and then again on March 28 in Hoshiarpur when he returned to Punjab along with his key associate Papalpreet Singh. Papalpreet Singh, who is considered to be Amritpal Singh's mentor and who has allegedly been in contact with Pakistan's ISI, has been arrested.
Government Sources On Why Amritpal Singh Was Charged Under National Security Act
- Sources in the government told NDTV that Amritpal Singh was working to "vitiate the peaceful atmosphere of Punjab". "This can be gauged from his indulgence in abduction and assault of another Sikh Varinder Singh, openly defying the authorities during Ajnala incident and not hesitating to injure policemen while doing so, indulging in sacrilege/Beadbi while resorting to vandalism in Gurdwaras in Kapurthala and Jalandhar," sources said.
- He also used youth for violence and promoting gun culture by naming his private militia as Anandpur Khalsa Fauj (AKF), threat to national integrity by openly declaring that they do not believe in state and defying order of Punjab Government not to display weapons in open, beating youth so-called drug de-addiction centers who did not toe the line of Waris Punjab De.
- Sources says his supporters would have repeated such incidents if the government did not invoke NSA.
Amritpal Singh Addressed Gurudwara Gathering In Moga, Punjab, Then SurrenderedFugitive preacher Amritpal Singh surrendered in Punjab's Moga this morning after over a month-long chase by the police.
Amritpal Singh Has Been Active In Punjab For Past Few Years
Amritpal Singh, who the government describes as a Khalistani-Pakistan agent, has been active in Punjab for the past few years and is often seen escorted by armed supporters. He claims to be a follower of the Khalistani separatist and terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and is known as "Bhindranwale 2.0" among his supporters.
Amritpal Singh Addressed Gathering Before Surrender, Say Sources
Amritpal Singh surrended in a gurudwara at Rode village of Moga. Sources told NDTV that he addressed a gathering before he surrendered before the police.
Amritpal Singh surrended in a gurudwara at Rode village of Moga. Sources told NDTV that he addressed a gathering before he surrendered before the police.
#AmritpalSingh arrested in Moga, Punjab.
- Punjab Police India (@PunjabPoliceInd) April 23, 2023
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Amritpal Singh To Be Taken To Assam's Dibrugarh Shortly: Sources
Sources told NDTV that Amritpal Singh will be moved to Dibrugarh in Assam where eight of his associates, including main aide Papalpreet Singh, are already being held under the National Security Act, which allows detention up to a year without any charge.
Amritpal Singh Was On The Run Since March 18
Amritpal Singh was on the run since March 18 after the Punjab police launched a crackdown following the storming of the Ajnala police station by his supporters to secure the release of an arrested associate.
Amritpal Singh was on the run since March 18 after the Punjab police launched a crackdown following the storming of the Ajnala police station by his supporters to secure the release of an arrested associate.
Amritpal Singh Surrendered Befoe Police In Moga: Sources
Radical preacher and pro-Khalistan separatist Amritpal Singh has surrendered before the police, sources told NDTV. Soon after he surrendered in Punjab's Moga, Amritpal Singh was detained and he is currently being taken to Assam's Dibrugarh, where nine of his associates, including Amritpal Singh's main aide, Papalpreet Singh, have been imprisoned.
