Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh surrenders before Punjab police, arrested in Moga
Amritpal Singh, who has been on the run since March 18, was arrested from Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sant Khalsa of Rode village in Moga, the native village of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale 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 […]Read More
Amritpal Singh’s British-origin wife neither ‘detained nor arrested’, has a visa for ‘limited period in India that is about to expire’
‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh’s Britain-origin wife Kirandeep Kaur was stopped on Thursday at the Amritsar airport and not allowed by immigration officials to board a flight to Birmingham. Kaur was questioned for a few hours and then sent back to her home in Jallupur Khera in Amritsar. Kaur was going to the UK […]Read More
Won’t let anyone disturb peace in Punjab, says CM Bhagwant Mann on crackdown against Amritpal Singh
In his first reaction to the police action, the CM releases a video message Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said his government would take strict action against anyone who tried to disturb the state’s peace and harmony, days after the police crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh. Police on Saturday launched a major […]Read More
Punjab govt not afraid of taking strict measures to curb criminal activities, says Kejriwal
He said strict action against criminals taken by Punjab government has shown that ‘AAP is a hardcore patriotic party’ AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Punjab government was not afraid of taking stringent measures to curb criminal activities in the state. His comments came after Punjab Police launched […]Read More
Amritpal Singh’s uncle flown to Dibrugarh jail in Assam as search for ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief enters day 4
A cavalcade of seven security vehicles took Harjit Singh from the Guwahati airport to the Dibrugarh central jail where he was lodged at 7.10 am Radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s uncle Harjit Singh was brought to Assam by the Punjab Police on Tuesday morning, a senior official said. Harjit Singh, who was moved to the Dibrugarh […]Read More
Amritpal Singh case: NIA team reaches Punjab, likely to take over case
A team of NIA has reached Punjab and is speaking to the senior officials of Punjab Police, said sources As Amritpal Singh, the pro-Khalistan activist and head of ‘Waris Punjab De’, continues to evade police, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) may take over the case on Tuesday, sources said. A team of NIA has reached […]Read More
Social media users defend govt’s operation against ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh
Social media users on Twitter and other platforms have come out to defend the state government’s action against ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh. Most of the posts against the police action came from the elected representatives, mainly from Canada. These include Brampton South MP Sonia Sidhu, Mississauga-Malton MP Iqwinder Gaheer and New Democratic Party’s […]Read More
Doaba hit by operation against Amritpal Singh, aides
But de-addiction activities of Waris Punjab De based mostly in Malwa, Majha Despite the relatively less Doaba connect to Amritpal’s Waris Punjab De organisation, the police action against Amritpal and his aides has had a considerable impact on Doaba region as much of the operation and chase on Saturday was based here. Doaba first woke […]Read More
The Amritpal Threat: Why Home Ministry, Punjab Police Planned His Arrest
The Khalistani leader was using de-addiction centres to stockpile weapons illegally sourced from Pakistan, sources said. The decision to act against Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh was taken by top Home Ministry and Punjab police officials after he led the violent February 24 attack on a police station in Ajnala on the outskirts of the Amritsar […]Read More
48 hours and counting: Hunt on for Amritpal Singh | A quick recap
More than 100 arrests, seizure of weapons, a state on high alert – a lot has happened in the 48 hours since Khalistani radical Amritpal Singh evaded the Punjab Police and went on the run. Here’s a quick recap of the hunt for Amritpal Singh. A massive search operation to nab Khalistani radical Amritpal Singh […]Read More
