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Amritpal Singh Arrest Live Updates: ‘Could have gone to another country, but not one to dessert people,’ says Amritpal in video before surrender
Amritpal Singh Arrest News Live Updates: Singh was arrested from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa of Rode village in Moga, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Amritpal Singh Live Updates Today: Ending a month-long chase, pro-Khalistan preacher and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab police from the Moga district Sunday morning. He is likely to be shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, where nine of his aides are currently lodged.
Amritpal Singh was arrested from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa of Rode village in Moga, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. In a video taken shortly before he was arrested, Amritpal justified his decision to evade the Punjab police, stating that the last one month “exposed” the real face of the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government.
Amritpal had been on the run since March 18, when Punjab Police launched a major crackdown on members of his ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit. Singh has been booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and faces over half-a-dozen charges such as attempt to murder, abduction and extortion.
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Security has been beefed up 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. Punjab Police Inspector General Sukhchain Singh Gill said Amritpal Singh will be taken to Dibrugarh under the National Security Act (NSA).
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. (PTI)
Delhi Minister and AAP Leader Atishi congratulated the Punjab Police and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for carrying out the restless search for the Pro Khalistan group Waris Punjab De leader Amritpal Singh and arresting him.
Pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab police in the Moga district, two days after his wife Kirandeep Kaur was stopped from boarding a flight to London at the Sri Guru Ram Dass International Airport and sent back to her husband’s home in Amritsar’s Jallupur Khera. Why was she stopped? Read here
In a video, Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh said, “…I had said earlier also there was no fear of earlier also and there is no fear now. But the almighty makes things happen to expose the face of the state. I have all the ways open to escape to foreign countries. But I am not the kind of person who would go to another country when my companions are in trouble”.
In a video shot shortly before his arrest in slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s village in Rode, Amritpal Singh explained why he was on the run for 36 days. “I would have happily given my arrest if police had asked for it after coming to my home. But the method they adopt, took one month and the face of the state has been exposed in front of the world”.
“I Could have gone to another country, but not one to dessert people, and hence surrendered,” he added.
Radical Sikh self-styled preacher and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab police from the Moga district on Sunday morning after a month-long chase. According to the police, Amritpal was apprehended from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa located in Moga’s Rode village — the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. We explain
The high-decibel protests abroad against the Punjab government crackdown on Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh, and their relative absence in the state, once again underline the foreign support that sustains the separatist agenda in Punjab.
It’s no secret that the Khalistan agenda has also been largely kept alive from foreign soil. A top police officer, formerly posted in Punjab, points out how several targeted killings in 2016-17 including that of RSS leader Brig Jagdish Gagneja and earlier of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat president Prof Rulda Singh in 2009 were plotted abroad. In the Rulda Singh case, three British NRIs were held in 2010. Manraj Grewal Sharma writes
More than a month after eluding police, self-styled pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa at Rode in Punjab’s Moga district Sunday. Rode is the ancestral village of slain Khalistani ideologue Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, popularly known as ‘Sant’ among the state’s rural masses.
Bhindranwale’s family, including his brothers and nephews, still live in Rode and the place where he was born has been turned into a gurdwara from where Amritpal was arrested. Bhindranwale was also the head of the Damdami Taksal, the oldest Sikh seminary in Punjab. The gurdwara is managed by the Damdami Taksal. Divya Goyal reports
Contrary to popular belief, Amritpal Singh was not appointed head of Waris Punjab De (WPD) in September 2022 at Rode village in Moga. He anointed himself head of the organization on March 04, 2022. The announcement was made on a letter pad embedded with a QR code, which was a Google form to become a member of the organization.
Membership was open for most countries where Sikhs lived in good numbers. The form also asked members about their skills and included a WhatsApp number. The letter pad did not contain the name of any office-bearer of WPD, only a stamp of WPD. It had pictures of Deep Sidhu and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale but no signatures of any office-bearers. Kamaldeep Singh Brar reports
Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh was arrested from Punjab’s Moga village. The district is home to Rode, the ancestral village of slain Khalistani militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, popularly called “Sant” by rural masses in the state. While Khalistani sentiment hardly resonates with Sikhs in modern-day Punjab, the rural folks from Rode and other Moga villages still idolise Bhindranwale and view him as “one of their own”. From our archives for you: read here
In a press conference, IGP Gill said, “Amritpal was arrested after a concrete operational information. We had located him in Rode village after intelligence inputs, and this village was cornered by Punjab Police teams”.
Soon after pro-radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested in Punjab, AAP Minister in Delhi, Saurabh Bharadwaj said, “The (Punjab) government handled this sensitively. No violence was reported. This is a very big achievement for Punjab Police,” news agency PTI reported.
Addressing a press conference, Punjab’s Inspector General (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill said that Amritpal Singh had “no chance to escape as police surrounded the village”.
Amritpal Singh, chief of Waris Punjab De, who was arrested Sunday morning, has been booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and faces over half-a-dozen charges such as attempt to murder, abduction and extortion.
The first case against Amritpal was registered on February 16 for kidnapping and assault of a person. Subsequently, he was charged with attempt to murder after he and his followers stormed the Ajnala police station complex on February 23, and injured several policemen as they tried to free an aide arrested for abduction. Here is the date-wise list of cases against the self-styled preacher who was on the run for 36 days. Read here
Stating that the people of Punjab maintained peace during the entire operation to arrest Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh, Inspector General (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill said “no one will be allowed to disturb communal harmony in the state”.
Addressing a press conference, Punjab Inspector General (Headquarters) Sukhchain Singh Gill, said that the state police had been under “relentless” pressure over the last 36 days. Gill said that Amritpal was arrested at 6:45 am outside the gurdwara in Rode, keeping in mind ‘Maryada’ (Sikh code of conduct).
Amritpal Singh’s arrest comes two months after hundreds of his followers clashed with the police outside Ajnala police station near Amritsar, Punjab.
Amritpal Singh, 29, is a follower of pro-Khalistan slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. In fact, he is being dubbed ‘Bhindranwale 2.0’ in Punjab these days. Amritpal returned from Dubai last year to take the reins of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ organisation following the death of its founder, actor-activist Deep Sidhu. ‘Waris Punjab De’ works to help the youth of the state “follow the tenets of Sikhism” and “establish Khalsa Raj”. Who is he and what is Waris Punjab De? We explain
Soon after his arrest, Punjab Police urged people across the state to maintain peace and not share fake news.
“#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,” it said in a tweet.
In their first reaction after Punjab Police arrested Amritpal Singh after the fugitive surrendered in Rode village in the Moga district early Sunday morning, the Waris Punjab De chief’s family members heaved a sigh of relief, saying “dilemma had ended”, paving the way for a “legal fight now”.
Concerned about his fate, Amritpal’s family had been maintaining that the self-proclaimed Sikh preacher did not contact his family while he was on the run. Amritpal’s paternal uncle Sukhchain Singh said, “This (the arrest) has put an end to the dilemma the family had been going through”. Navjeevan Gopal reports
In a video taken shortly before he was arrested, Amritpal justified his decision to evade the Punjab police, stating that the last one month “exposed” the real face of the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government. “I may be an accused in the court but not an accused in the court of Almighty,” he said.
In case you’ve missed out, here’s a quick recap of what happened this Sunday morning!
📌 After a month-long chase, Waris Punjab De leader and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh surrendered before the Punjab police and was arrested from the Moga district on Sunday morning. Speaking to The Indian Express, Special Director General of Police (Internal Security) R N Dhoke said, “Amritpal has been arrested from Moga district today morning..”
📌 Singh will be shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, where nine of his aides, including Papalpreet and Daljit Singh Kalsi, are currently lodged.
📌 Amritpal Singh was arrested from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa of Rode village in Moga, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Amritpal had been on the run since March 18, when Punjab Police launched a major crackdown on members of his ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit.
📌 On April 21, Amritpal Singh’s wife Kirandeep Kaur was stopped from boarding a flight to London at the Sri Guru Ram Dass International Airport and sent back to her husband’s home in Amritsar’s Jallupur Khera.
Ending a month-long chase, pro-Khalistan preacher and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab police under the National Security Act (NSA) from the Moga district Sunday morning. He is likely to be shifted to Assam’s Dibrugarh jail, where nine of his aides are currently lodged.
Amritpal Singh was arrested from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa of Rode village in Moga, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
Good morning! Welcome to today’s live blog. After a month-long chase, Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh was arrested from Punjab’s Moga district. Stay tuned for live updates!
Dekhiye aisa hai ham parinde ko bhi par nahi maarne denge (Look, we have made such foolproof arrangements that not even a bird can fly here)”. When Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said this on April 13 while responding to a question about any likelihood of fugitive Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh making his way to Takht Damdama Sahib on Baisakhi (April 14), he was merely adding to the hyperbole and drama that has surrounded the month-long chase of the Khalistan sympathiser that began on March 18.
The fateful Saturday saw a hot chase captured on camera. Police vehicles sped around, raising much dust and speculation amidst an internet shutdown. Even as everyone waited with bated breath for the announcement of Amritpal’s arrest—it seemed inevitable after his supporter Bhagwant Singh alias Pradhanmantri Bajeke went on Facebook while shouting ‘Pols aa gayi pols’ (The police are here) before being nabbed form fields near Moga. His words not only launched over a hundred memes but also inspired an ad of a food delivery giant.
Contrary to popular belief, Amritpal Singh was not appointed head of Waris Punjab De (WPD) in September 2022 at Rode village in Moga. He anointed himself head of the organization on March 04, 2022. The announcement was made on a letter pad embedded with a QR code, which was a Google form to become a member of the organization.
Membership was open for most countries where Sikhs lived in good numbers. The form also asked members about their skills and included a WhatsApp number. The letter pad did not contain the name of any office-bearer of WPD, only a stamp of WPD. It had pictures of Deep Sidhu and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale but no signatures of any office-bearers.
©Indian Express
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