Two more aides of fugitive radical preacher and Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh were arrested at Mohali in Punjab, in a joint operation by Punjab and Delhi Police.
The arrested aides of the Waris Punjab De were identified as Gurjant Singh and Nisha. The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) staff of Punjab Police and a team of Delhi Police chased a car and surrounded it outside Kothi No. 1136 in Sector 89, Mohali.
In what was seen as a major breakthrough amid the continuing manhunt for Amritpal, Punjab police earlier arrested his close aide Joga Singh from Sirhind in the Fatehgarh Sahib district.
On April 15, DIG Border Range Narinder Bhargav said at a press briefing, “Punjab police arrested ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh’s main aide Joga Singh from Sirhind. He was arrested in a joint operation by Amritsar police rural and Hoshiyarpur police”.
According to the police, Joga Singh gave Amritpal shelter, helped him escape from Delhi and then brought him back to Punjab.
“This is the person who took Amritpal from the time he was reported absconding, beyond Delhi, gave him shelter, and brought him back to Punjab. He wasn’t booked under NSA (National Security Act).
He will be produced in the Hoshiarpur court. Joga Singh’s intention was to stay low in some areas of Haryana,” said Narinder Bhargav.
Earlier, the Punjab police arrested Papalpreet Singh, a close aide of the fugitive Khalistan leader, and he was brought to Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail.
Briefing the media on the capture of Amritpal’s close aide, Punjab’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Headquarters, Sukhchain Singh Gill said Papalpreet was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA).
“Papalpreet Singh, the main associate of Amritpal Singh was arrested by Amritsar Rural Police from the Kathu Nangal area. The arrest was made under the National Security Act. Apart from being an associate of Amritpal, he was also wanted in six cases,” Gill said, adding that action against him will be taken as per the law.
Papalpreet was seen with the fugitive Khalistan leader in several photographs that surfaced after the duo escaped the dragnet cast for them by the state police.
In an unverified video on March 30, the ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief said he was not “a fugitive” and would soon “appear in front of the world”.
(with inputs from ANI)
