Pro-Khalistan leader to be moved to Assam: Sources

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh arrested from Punjab's Moga

According to sources, the 'Waris Punjab De' leader is being shifted to Assam's Dibrugarh, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act

Amritpal Singh :File picture

TT Web Desk, PTI   |    23.04.23  : Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested from Punjab's Moga on Sunday, police said.

“He has been arrested by the Punjab Police,” a senior police official told PTI.

Singh had been on the run since March 18 when a police crackdown was launched against him and his outfit 'Waris Punjab De'.

He and his associates were booked under several criminal cases related to spreading disharmony among classes, attempt to murder, attack on police personnel, and creating obstructions in the lawful discharge of duty by public servants.

It is also said that Amritpal Singh sourced weapons from Pakistan through its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence in his bid to divide Punjab on communal lines. He had been allegedly leading young people towards "gun culture".

According to NDTV, the pro-Khalistan preacher is being shifted to Assam's Dibrugarh, where eight of his aides are already being held under the National Security Act.

Punjab Police asked people to maintain peace and not spread fake news.

Sources say, he addressed a gathering at a Gurdwara in Rode village before surrendering.