A new photo of Amritpal Singh together along with his key aide Papalpreet Singh surfaced Monday on social media as any other near companion of the unconventional preacher became detained beneathneath the stringent National Security Act. Amritpal Singh has remained untraceable due to the fact that a police crackdown in opposition to him and participants of his `Waris Punjab De` started in Punjab on March 18. Officials stated the photo became taken an afternoon after the police operation in opposition to the unconventional Sikh preacher started. Both guys regarded relaxed; Amritpal Singh is visible keeping a beverage can.
In any other development, Amritpal’s Singh’s near companion Varinder Singh alias Fauji became arrested via way of means of the Amritsar Rural police. He became a part of the non-public safety set for the preacher, police stated.
A senior police reliable stated the National Security Act has been invoked in opposition to Varinder Singh and he became being despatched to the Dibrugarh Jail in Assam, wherein a few alleged Amritpal Singh pals are already being held beneathneath the NSA.
Papalpreet Singh, who seems withinside the photo, is stated to be Amritpal Singh’s mentor. He became allegedly in touch with Pakistan’s secret agent organization ISI. In the photo, Amritpal Singh is visible carrying a jacket, a maroon turban and sunglasses. His companion, sitting beside him, is in a sweatshirt.
The police operation started approximately 3 weeks after Amritpal Singh and his supporters overran into the Ajnala police station close to Amritsar to stable the discharge of an arrested man. Six police employees have been injured.
Amritpal Singh and Papalpreet Singh have been allegedly harboured via way of means of a female at her domestic in Shahabad in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district on March 19, police had in advance stated. On March 25, CCTV photos emerged purportedly displaying Amritpal Singh speakme on a cell phone.
The preacher escaped the police dragnet in Jalandhar district on March 18, switching motors and converting appearances. He and his pals had been booked beneathneath numerous crook instances associated with spreading disharmony amongst classes, try and murder, assault on police employees and growing obstructions withinside the lawful discharge of obligation via way of means of public servants.
The Punjab Police on Sunday stated it has launched 197 humans out of 353 until then taken into preventive custody on apprehension of breach of peace and disturbance of regulation and order.
