By PTI
CHANDIGARH/DIBRUGARH: A contemporary FIR was lodged in opposition to radical preacher Amritpal Singh and a few of his associates on Sunday in reference to the possession of unlawful weapons, a senior police officer mentioned.
Four arrested members of an outfit headed by the Khalistan sympathiser had been delivered to Assam’s Dibrugarh on Sunday even because the hunt for the unconventional preacher and his associates continued.
The Punjab authorities additionally prolonged the suspension of cell web and SMS companies until Monday midday and safety forces took out flag marches at a number of locations within the state, together with Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. The state authorities had on Saturday suspended the web and SMS companies until Sunday midday.
Police mentioned 4 associates of Amritpal, who had been arrested in Punjab, have been delivered to Dibrugarh. “They were brought in a special flight and kept in Dibrugarh central jail,” a police officer mentioned, with out elaborating additional. The police earlier mentioned they might quickly arrest the fugitive radical preacher.
The Punjab authorities had on Saturday launched a serious crackdown in opposition to Amritpal, with the police arresting 78 members of an outfit headed by him, officers mentioned.
The elusive preacher, nevertheless, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in Jalandhar district, whilst authorities stepped up safety at a number of locations within the northern state.
“In exercise of power conferred on me under the India Telegraph Act, 1885, it is directed that all mobile internet services (2G/3G/45/5G/CDMA/GPRS), all SMS services (excluding banking and mobile recharge) and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls, in the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab shall be further suspended from March 19 (12.00 hours) to March 20 (12.00 hours) to prevent any incitement to violence and any disturbance of peace and public order,” an official order issued on Sunday mentioned.
The broadband companies usually are not being suspended in order that banking services, hospital companies and different important companies usually are not disrupted, the order issued by the extra chief secretary mentioned.
Meanwhile, safety was additionally tightened at Amritpal’s native village Jallupur Khera in Amritsar, the place his father Tarsem Singh alleged that his son has been detained by police. “There is no information (about him) since yesterday. We feel he has already been detained,” he mentioned. “There is no need of fear because he (Amritpal) has not done anything wrong,” Tarsem mentioned, including that his son was weaning the youth off medicine.
Speaking to reporters in Jalandhar on Sunday, Police Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal mentioned they’ll quickly arrest Amritpal. Asked if there have been any ‘lapses’ as there was no information in regards to the preacher’s whereabouts whilst his supporters had been held, Chahal shot again and asserted that there have been no lapses within the investigation.
“It is a game of ‘chor’ (thief) and ‘sipahi’ (police). Sometimes, they (culprits) manage to escape. But we will soon arrest him (Amritpal),” he mentioned.
On how Amritpal managed to flee, the senior police official mentioned the previous’s automobile was chased by the safety personnel. “His (Amritpal) vehicle was chased for 20 to 25 km. He (his vehicle) was at the front and naturally, he was having an advantage and there were narrow streets and somehow, he managed to escape by changing his vehicle,” Chahal rued. He mentioned Amritpal’s two automobiles have been seized.
The Jalandhar police commissioner together with the Rapid Action Force personnel took out a flag march in Jalandhar and mentioned no person can be allowed to disturb the peace and concord of the area and that strict motion can be taken in opposition to the erring.
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Police had launched a “massive statewide cordon and search operations (CASO)” in opposition to parts of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ (WPD), headed by Amritpal, in opposition to whom a number of felony circumstances had been registered.
The police motion additionally comes forward of the beginning of Amritpal’s ‘Khalsa Wahir’ – a non secular procession – from Muktsar district.
During the statewide operation, 9 weapons, together with one .315 bore rifle, seven rifles of 12 bore, one revolver and 373 dwell cartridges of various caliber have been recovered to date, police mentioned.
The police had additionally knowledgeable that the WPD parts had been concerned in 4 felony circumstances regarding spreading disharmony amongst lessons, try and homicide, assault on police personnel and creating obstructions in lawful discharge of duties of public servants.
Weapons recovered. (Photo | ANI)
An FIR dated February 24 stands registered in opposition to WPD parts for the assault on Ajnala Police Station.
Last month, Amritpal and his supporters, a few of them brandishing swords and weapons, broke via barricades and barged into the Ajnala Police Station on the outskirts of the Amritsar metropolis, and clashed with police for the discharge of one in all Amritpal’s aide.
After the incident, by which six policemen, together with a superintendent of police rank officer, had suffered accidents, the AAP authorities within the state had confronted extreme flak and was accused of kowtowing to extremists.
Dubai-returned Amritpal was final 12 months anointed the top of ‘Waris Punjab De’, which was based by actor and activist Deep Sidhu who died in a highway accident in February final 12 months.
CHANDIGARH/DIBRUGARH: A contemporary FIR was lodged in opposition to radical preacher Amritpal Singh and a few of his associates on Sunday in reference to the possession of unlawful weapons, a senior police officer mentioned.
Four arrested members of an outfit headed by the Khalistan sympathiser had been delivered to Assam’s Dibrugarh on Sunday even because the hunt for the unconventional preacher and his associates continued.
The Punjab authorities additionally prolonged the suspension of cell web and SMS companies until Monday midday and safety forces took out flag marches at a number of locations within the state, together with Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. The state authorities had on Saturday suspended the web and SMS companies until Sunday midday.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Police mentioned 4 associates of Amritpal, who had been arrested in Punjab, have been delivered to Dibrugarh. “They were brought in a special flight and kept in Dibrugarh central jail,” a police officer mentioned, with out elaborating additional. The police earlier mentioned they might quickly arrest the fugitive radical preacher.
The Punjab authorities had on Saturday launched a serious crackdown in opposition to Amritpal, with the police arresting 78 members of an outfit headed by him, officers mentioned.
The elusive preacher, nevertheless, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in Jalandhar district, whilst authorities stepped up safety at a number of locations within the northern state.
“In exercise of power conferred on me under the India Telegraph Act, 1885, it is directed that all mobile internet services (2G/3G/45/5G/CDMA/GPRS), all SMS services (excluding banking and mobile recharge) and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls, in the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab shall be further suspended from March 19 (12.00 hours) to March 20 (12.00 hours) to prevent any incitement to violence and any disturbance of peace and public order,” an official order issued on Sunday mentioned.
The broadband companies usually are not being suspended in order that banking services, hospital companies and different important companies usually are not disrupted, the order issued by the extra chief secretary mentioned.
Meanwhile, safety was additionally tightened at Amritpal’s native village Jallupur Khera in Amritsar, the place his father Tarsem Singh alleged that his son has been detained by police. “There is no information (about him) since yesterday. We feel he has already been detained,” he mentioned. “There is no need of fear because he (Amritpal) has not done anything wrong,” Tarsem mentioned, including that his son was weaning the youth off medicine.
Speaking to reporters in Jalandhar on Sunday, Police Commissioner Kuldeep Singh Chahal mentioned they’ll quickly arrest Amritpal. Asked if there have been any ‘lapses’ as there was no information in regards to the preacher’s whereabouts whilst his supporters had been held, Chahal shot again and asserted that there have been no lapses within the investigation.
“It is a game of ‘chor’ (thief) and ‘sipahi’ (police). Sometimes, they (culprits) manage to escape. But we will soon arrest him (Amritpal),” he mentioned.
On how Amritpal managed to flee, the senior police official mentioned the previous’s automobile was chased by the safety personnel. “His (Amritpal) vehicle was chased for 20 to 25 km. He (his vehicle) was at the front and naturally, he was having an advantage and there were narrow streets and somehow, he managed to escape by changing his vehicle,” Chahal rued. He mentioned Amritpal’s two automobiles have been seized.
The Jalandhar police commissioner together with the Rapid Action Force personnel took out a flag march in Jalandhar and mentioned no person can be allowed to disturb the peace and concord of the area and that strict motion can be taken in opposition to the erring.
INTERVIEW | An armed wrestle is all the time the final possibility, whether it is imposed on us: Amritpal Singh
READ MORE: Punjab’s Amritpal Singh aka ‘Bhindranwale 2.0’: Radical preacher and Khalistan sympathiser
Police had launched a “massive statewide cordon and search operations (CASO)” in opposition to parts of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ (WPD), headed by Amritpal, in opposition to whom a number of felony circumstances had been registered.
The police motion additionally comes forward of the beginning of Amritpal’s ‘Khalsa Wahir’ – a non secular procession – from Muktsar district.
During the statewide operation, 9 weapons, together with one .315 bore rifle, seven rifles of 12 bore, one revolver and 373 dwell cartridges of various caliber have been recovered to date, police mentioned.
The police had additionally knowledgeable that the WPD parts had been concerned in 4 felony circumstances regarding spreading disharmony amongst lessons, try and homicide, assault on police personnel and creating obstructions in lawful discharge of duties of public servants.
Weapons recovered. (Photo | ANI)
An FIR dated February 24 stands registered in opposition to WPD parts for the assault on Ajnala Police Station.
Last month, Amritpal and his supporters, a few of them brandishing swords and weapons, broke via barricades and barged into the Ajnala Police Station on the outskirts of the Amritsar metropolis, and clashed with police for the discharge of one in all Amritpal’s aide.
After the incident, by which six policemen, together with a superintendent of police rank officer, had suffered accidents, the AAP authorities within the state had confronted extreme flak and was accused of kowtowing to extremists.
Dubai-returned Amritpal was final 12 months anointed the top of ‘Waris Punjab De’, which was based by actor and activist Deep Sidhu who died in a highway accident in February final 12 months.
