GG News Bureau
Chandigarh, 23rd April. Radical Preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested in Rode village in Punjab’s Moga district on Sunday morning after police surrounded him, leaving him with no way to flee, a senior Punjab Police official said here.
According to Inspector General of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill, he has been taken to Dibrugarh in Assam under NSA.
“National Security Act (NSA) warrants were issued against Amritpal Singh, and these have been executed today morning. Further law will take its own course,” Gill said.
Amritpal Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police around 6:45 a.m. from the Rode village after fleeing for more than a month.
“A joint operation was conducted by the Amritsar Police and intelligence wing of Punjab Police. He was located in village Rode based on operational inputs by Punjab Police. He was surrounded from all sides, the village was surrounded by Punjab police,” Gill said.
To preserve the sanctity of the gurudwara where Amritpal was present, police did not enter.
“To maintain sanctity, the police did not enter the gurdwara and since he knew that he had no way to escape now, he was surrounded by Punjab Police. The village was surrounded by Punjab Police from all sides,” he said.
Slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale hailed from Rode village and Amritpal Singh was last year anointed the head of ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit at an event held in this village.
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